The Kansas City Chiefs are using the franchise tag on one of their offensive linemen.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs are putting the franchise tag on tackle Orlando Brown. Brown is now the first player that’s expected to be a free agent to have the franchise tag applied to.
Kansas City Chiefs are franchise tagging OT Orlando Brown, per league sources. Brown becomes the first free-agent-to-be this off-season known to be getting the franchise tag.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 7, 2022
Brown’s franchise tag number for this season will be $16.7M. The Chiefs will now have a few months to sign Brown to a long-term deal.
If Kansas City isn’t able to sign Brown to a long-term deal, he would have to play on the tag for the season.
Brown was acquired in a trade last offseason from the Baltimore Ravens and started 16 games for the Chiefs this season. He was also selected to the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career.
Kansas City gave up four picks to get Brown from Baltimore, one of which was a first-rounder. Brown wanted a chance to play left tackle and he got his wish.
The deadline for Brown and the Chiefs to get a long-term deal done is July 15th.
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