Should the Texans Use Their Franchise Tag?

The team has a handful of players who they could keep from hitting free agency

Today is when teams can begin placing the franchise tag on their players.

The franchise tag prevents a player from hitting free agency and gets said player a guaranteed contract for the upcoming season. The contract is either 120% of their previous year’s salary or the average of the top five highest-paid players at their position. The player receives whichever amount is larger. Teams can continue negotiating a contract with the players to replace the franchise tag figure.

Any player set to be a free agent can be tagged unless a provision in their previous contract prevents the use of the franchise tag.

Here are the two players that should receive serious consideration from the team when it comes to the franchise tag.