If there was ever any doubt regarding the Seattle Seahawks\u2019 sparse use of the franchise or transition tag, let 2026 be another example of John Schneider\u2019s philosophy regarding his top free agents.<\/p>\n
None of Seattle\u2019s unrestricted free agents\u2014most notably Kenneth Walker III, Riq Woolen, Rashid Shaheed, Josh Jobe, and Coby Bryant\u2014received the franchise tag as Tuesday\u2019s 1 pm PT deadline passed. In fact, as was the case last offseason, the NFL at large seems to be veering away from using the tag for any free agents.<\/p>\n
Franchise tagged players around the NFL<\/p>\n
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones also received a transition tag.<\/p>\n
Only six players have been tagged over the past two offseasons combined. From 2010 through 2023, just once did fewer than six players receive a franchise or transition tag in a single offseason. Is this a long-term pattern? We\u2019ll need a little more of a sample size.<\/p>\n
The most relevant franchise tag to the Seahawks is Breece Hall, who is slated to make $14.3 million on a non-exclusive tag pending any new deal hammered out. Had Hall not been tagged, perhaps things would\u2019ve been more interesting for gauging the RB market. Just the value of the tag in itself should be enough to estimate what it\u2019ll cost for Walker\u2019s services.<\/p>\n