{"id":790303,"date":"2026-03-04T01:18:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790303\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T01:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:18:39","slug":"raiders-bills-and-commanders-get-great-news-from-colts-transition-tag-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/790303\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders, Bills and Commanders get great news from Colts’ transition tag rumor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Raiders, Bills and Commanders get great news from Colts’ transition tag rumor<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One of the most coveted pending free agents at wide receiver is now on track to officially hit the open market.<\/p>\n

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According to James Boyd of The Athletic<\/a>, the Colts<\/a> are placing the transition tag on quarterback Daniel Jones, which means wide receiver Alec Pierce is now slated to become a free agent on March 11.<\/p>\n

“The Colts\u00a0are placing the transition tag on QB Daniel Jones,” Boyd reported.\u00a0“WR Alec Pierce is set to become an unrestricted free agent.”<\/p>\n

The Colts were hoping to sign Jones to a long-term deal and use the tag on Pierce, but a stalemate with Jones in contract talks<\/a> forced them to use the tag on the quarterback.<\/p>\n

Of course, there is still a chance the Colts can reach an agreement with Pierce before the aforementioned date, but it seems as though Pierce wants to test the market, where he’s going to draw a ton of interest and make a ton of money.<\/p>\n

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If so, that’s great news for the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, Buffalo Bills<\/a> and Washington Commanders<\/a>, all of whom need wide receiver help.<\/p>\n

The cupboard is almost bare in Las Vegas, which is particularly troubling with the Raiders set to draft Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall.<\/p>\n

2025 draft picks Dont’e Thornton and Jack Bech remain unproven and Tre Tucker, who is really a No. 3 wideout, is the only somewhat established target in the room.<\/p>\n

In Buffalo, the failures of Keon Coleman and Joshua Palmer leave the Bills in a precarious spot, with the team sporting Khalil Shakir and not much else.<\/p>\n

For a team with Super Bowl aspirations, that is not going to cut it.<\/p>\n

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In Washington, the pending free-agent status of Deebo Samuel means the Commanders might need more help opposite Terry McLaurin.<\/p>\n

On top of adding a running mate for McLaurin, the Commanders also need more depth.<\/p>\n

The Commanders and Raiders are in the best position to pay Pierce the big bucks he’s going to command, with Las Vegas having $88.1 million in cap space and the Commanders having $70.3 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Buffalo still has some work to do to get under the salary cap, with the Bills sitting at $8.2 million over.<\/p>\n

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