According to multiple insiders, the Chiefs informed Smith they will franchise tag him ahead of the March 4 deadline. This keeps Smith under Kansas City's control as they work to reach an extension with him.

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The window for teams to use franchise tags will open on February 18th at 4 p.m. EST and close on March 4th at 4 p.m. EST. ESPN’s Adam Schefter expects it to be a “quiet tag cycle” but named the following players as tag options: Bengals WR Tee Higgins,

Already carrying three eight-figure-per-year contracts along their offensive front, the Chiefs will have a difficult time re-signing Trey Smith. The right guard may well, depending on the franchise tag statuses of Tee Higgins and Sam Darnold,