The New York Giants are placing the franchise tag on interior defensive lineman Leonard Williams, sources told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The Chicago Bears are placing the franchise tag on wide receiver Allen Robinson II, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tuesday.

A wild 2021 NFL offseason unofficially kicked off Tuesday with a bevy of teams placing franchise tags on key players. Here are instant takeaways from those moves.

The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on star wide receiver Chris Godwin.

The Carolina Panthers have applied the franchise tag to right tackle Taylor Moton, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

With Dak Prescott now locked up for the future and set to fully recover from his gruesome ankle injury that ended his 2020 season, we can start talking about the Dallas Cowboys becoming legitimate Super Bowl contenders within the next few years.

PFF's Ben Linsey breaks down how the New Orleans Saints should utilize free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft, which will center around what the team decides to do at the QB position.

PFF's Ben Linsey breaks down how the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers should utilize free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft, which includes trying to retain a bevy of big-name free agents.

The NFL contract and salary cap landscape can often be confusing territory for fans, but PFF's Brad Spielberger lays out what you should know ahead of 2021 NFL free agency.

PFF's Sam Monson runs through every position and highlights an overrated and underrated free agent using the PFF database, which grades every player on every play.

The Jets have used to franchise tag on safety Marcus Maye, while Washington has placed the tag on star guard Brandon Scherff for the second consecutive year.

PFF’s No. 1 ranked free agent for the 2021 offseason has inked a record contract before the 2021 league year officially begins on March 17, agreeing in principle to a four-year, $160 million deal worth up to $164 million.

The PFF Free Agent Rankings gives you all the PFF data you need on the top 200 free agents, but here we’ll provide a quick overview of the class as a whole as well as grade the strength of each position.

PFF's Ben Linsey breaks down how the Philadelphia Eagles should utilize free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft, including addressing holes in the secondary.

PFF's Ben Linsey breaks down how the Dallas Cowboys should utilize free agency and the 2021 NFL Draft to build around their high-powered offense.

PFF's Seth Galina mocks the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, sending QB Trevor Lawrence to Jacksonville, WR Ja'Marr Chase to Miami and TE Kyle Pitts to Atlanta. The Jets also get their QB of the future in Ohio State's Justin Fields at No. 2 overall.

The Denver Broncos have once again elected to use the franchise tag on Pro-Bowl safety Justin Simmons, the highest-graded safety in the league over the last two seasons and the sixth-ranked player on PFF's free agency rankings.

Single-high defenses crafted in the Pete Carroll style are going out of fashion in the NFL. Now, two-high coverages — especially quarters-type coverages — are probably best when it comes to defending the pass in today's NFL.