Franchise tag opens: Bengals?

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(02-22-2023, 12:10 PM)pally Wrote: I'm getting a bit worried about another contract issue that hasn't been announced yet....The window for picking up the 5th year option for 2020 1st round draft picks opened Jan 5. They haven't picked it up yet...do you think they decided Joe isn't worth it?   

Is that when it starts? 

Watson: April 27th
Murray: April 27th
L Jackson: April 27th
Mahomes: April 29th
Allen: May 3rd

Just kind of assumed it didn't start until late April. It does mean we probably won't see a Burrow extension until May at the earliest. The tactic seems to be picking up the option on the QB and then extending. I guess it's a negotiation tool for the team because then you have 2 years of control left on the books.