The Cowboys will possible use the franchise tag on defensive sort out Osa Odighizuwa if they’ll’t come to a long-term settlement on a brand new contract by Tuesday.
Whereas that call isn’t last, it was the route the scenario was anticipated to go, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported on Sunday.
The projected franchise tag worth could be $25.1 million, and NFL groups have till Tuesday at 4 p.m. to place the tag on a participant that may be a pending free agent.
Odighizuwa simply wrapped up taking part in out the ultimate 12 months of his rookie deal in 2024, and the Cowboys have been making an attempt to lock him in on a brand new long-term deal to no avail but.
If the Cowboys choose to make use of the franchise tag, they’d have as much as July 15 to work out a long-term contract.
Ought to nothing materialize by that point then the Cowboys would solely be capable of signal Odighizuwa to a one-year contract and he would turn out to be a free agent the next offseason.
The Cowboys chosen Odighizuwa within the third spherical out of UCLA within the 2021 NFL Draft, and he has appeared in 67 straight video games.
The defensive sort out had a powerful 2024 marketing campaign by recording a career-high 4.5 sacks, 47 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, one compelled fumble and one cross deflection.
Over the course of his 4 years within the NFL, Odighizuwa has made 172 tackles and 13.5 sacks.
The Cowboys haven’t turned to the franchise tag since 2023 once they determined to apply it to operating again Tony Pollard, which ultimately ended with him not signing an extension and later leaving in free company.
The Dallas Morning Information reported that Odighizuwa was possible looking for a deal that was someplace within the $20 million per season vary.
