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NFL players approve new CBA; Tennessee Titans can only use one tag

March 15, 2020 by Titans Wire Leave a Comment

The deadline for players to vote for the new collective bargaining agreement was on March 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET — and now we have the results of the vote.

As noted by the NFLPA, the proposed CBA has passed by a slim margin of 60 votes.

Our statement on the CBA vote: pic.twitter.com/3pXydLLQ9c

— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 15, 2020

Here’s more information on what this means from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The newly ratified CBA runs through 2030 and goes into effect immediately. Short term, that means one tag (franchise/transition) per team this year, plus higher minimum salaries, etc. Also, no “Final League Year” rules, which means teams have more flexibility to create cap space.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 15, 2020

This means that the NFL regular season will be expanded to 17 games, but that is not expected to happen until 2021. The expanded playoffs that will add one more team to the postseason in each conference will begin in 2020, though.

The normal tag rule will be put back into place, which means the Titans won’t be able to use both the franchise and transition tag this offseason. That will limit their ability to control some of their biggest free agents.

Another big change to the rules in the new CBA that will impact the Titans immediately will be with fifth-year options, of which the Titans have two to make decisions on this offseason.

Fifth-year options will now be fully guaranteed, however the salary a player gets will be determined by performance, as opposed to draft position.

And, last but not least: there will be 10 more years of labor peace, with the new CBA running through 2030.

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