Updated March 3, 2026, 5:18 p.m. ET

The deadline for NFL teams to use their franchise or transition tags for the 2026 season is at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 3. The franchise and transition tags were implemented to give teams a chance to retain their top talent before free agency begins.

Thus far, the Atlanta Falcons are one of three teams to apply the franchise tag, using it on tight end Kyle Pitts. The Falcons used the non-exclusive franchise tag on Pitts back on February 24, which will likely keep the former top-five pick in Atlanta for the 2026 season.

The non-exclusive franchise tag allows other teams to make offers, but the player’s current team has the right to match any offer or receive two first-round draft picks as compensation. The exclusive franchise tag prohibits other teams from making offers.

Lastly, the transition tag gives teams a right to match any contract that a player receives from another team in free agency. So, which players have been tagged thus far?

Franchise tags applied: 3Falcons TE Kyle Pitts (non-exclusive)Cowboys WR George Pickens (non-exclusive)Jets RB Breece Hall (non-exclusive)Expert NFL picks: Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.Transition tags applied: 1QB Daniel Jones (transition tag)REPORT: Colts to use transition tag on QB Daniel Jones

“The Colts are issuing the transition tag to QB Daniel Jones, sources say. It’s $37.8M,” reported NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. “It is the first time since 1996, when the Falcons transition tagged Jeff George, that this was used on a QB. If Jones reaches a deal with another team, Indy can match.”

REPORT: Bengals will not tag DE Trey Hendrickson

“The Bengals are not franchise tagging star pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson, per me and Tom Pelissero,” reported Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. “One of the NFL’s best is free.”

REPORT: Seahawks will not tag RB Kenneth Walker

“Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker will not be getting the franchise tag today, per sources,” reported ESPN’s Peter Schrager. “He will become a pure unrestricted free agent at the start of the league year.”

Check back at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday to see if any other players are hit with the franchise or transition tag before the NFL’s deadline.