NFL must push franchise and transition tag deadline back

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – By not adjusting the deadline for franchise and transition tags to fall sufficiently after the NFLPA’s vote to approve the CBA, the NFL is putting the Titans at an unfair disadvantage.

It’d be easy to claim the league was just pushing a little market team’s concerns aside, but the other team most affected is the mighty Cowboys. So it’s inexplicable why the league is so far unbending after the NFLPA pushed back its voting deadline to 10:59 p.m. CT on Saturday March 14.TannehillHenry

That means team will be operating under the current CBA when the deadline for applying a franchise or transition tag hits at 3 p.m. CT arrives Thursday.

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Paul Kuharsky has covered the Tennessee Titans since 1996, first for The Tennessean, then ESPN.com and now independently at paulkuharsky.com. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee and one of the longest-tenured Titans beat reporters in the franchise's history.