March 9, Beijing time, is the deadline for the use of the NFL privilege tag, and on March 8, the use of the privilege tag is late. A total of 3 teams are currently using the privilege tag, but it is estimated that other teams will complete the press operation in the next 24 hours. The three teams are the Kansas City Chiefs, cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Tigers, so let's take a look at which of their key players they choose to keep in the squad.
Chief: Left cutter Orlando Brown
The Chiefs chose to protect quarterback Mahomes' blind side, placing the privilege label on left-winger Orlando Brown to ensure that the 3-time Pro Bowl offensive forward would not become a free agent. Such an operation gave Brown $16.7 million in privilege tag contracts, and if the two sides did not agree on a new contract in mid-July, Brown could enter the 2022 season with a privilege tag contract.
In 2018, Brown was drafted by the Ravens to join the league, and the first three-round show quickly became famous in the Ravens, although he spent most of his time as a defender or right-winger. Brown has always wanted to play the left-wing forward, but the Ravens have Ronnie Stanley in this position; so in 2021, the Ravens completed the deal with the Chief, who paid 4 draft picks to buy Brown to complete the restructuring of the offensive forward. And now the chieftain's privilege label is enough to see the team's trust in him.
Brown: Near-striker David Njoku
Compared to the chief's just need to use the privilege label, Brown's privilege label is a bit better than nothing. They chose to tag Nchoku, a near-end striker in the previous first round, which gave Nchoku a chance to enter the 2022 season with a $10.931 million contract.
However, the near-end winger, who was selected with the 29th overall pick in the 2017 first round, has not been outstanding in the past few years. There were only 148 catches in five seasons, including 36 last season to advance 475 yards and 4 touchdowns. And Brown has another near-end forward, Austin Hooper, in the squad, so it's doubtful whether the team has the willingness to keep Njoku for a long time.
TIGERS: Security Guard Jesse Bates
Although Bates had previously made it clear that he did not want to be posted, he did not want to see the situation. The Tigers eventually used the privilege tag, which allowed Bates to secure at least $13.5 million in contracts; the Tigers also avoided the main security guard from entering the free market in this way.
Bates, 25, played a major role in helping the Tigers reach the Super Bowl last season, when in fact he hopes to sign a long contract with the team from the 2020 season. Despite the use of the privilege tag, Tigers coach Zach Taylor has repeatedly said that signing Bates on a long contract is still one of the main tasks in the offseason this season. So Bates had the opportunity to get a long offer like Mustang security guard Justin Simmons after being labeled as privileged.
(Aibao)