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Mar 7, 2022

- - - The Kansas City Chiefs have elected to use the franchise tag on Orlando Brown Jr. according to a new report. - Just as GM Brett Veach indicated they would, the Chiefs have placed the franchise tag on Brown ahead of the Tuesday, March 8 deadline. It marks the first time the Chiefs have used the franchise tag since 2020 when they placed it on DT Chris Jones before eventually signing him to a long-term contract extension. - After acquiring Brown in trade with the Baltimore Ravens last April, he went on to appear in 19 games for Kansas City including the postseason. He missed a single game in Week 17 against the Cincinnati Bengals with a calf injury suffered during warmups. Brown’s season ended with him earning his third consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl after his first season protecting Patrick Mahomes. With a successful inaugural campaign under his belt, it’s clear that the Chiefs envision Brown as their left tackle of the future. - Directly after the trade, there were reports that the team was willing to use the franchise tag on Brown in 2022. Now, that becomes a reality for Kansas City. - - Kansas City Chiefs are franchise tagging OT Orlando Brown, per league sources. Brown becomes the first free-agent-to-be this off-season known to be getting the franchise tag. - — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 7, 2022 - - - If Brown signs under the tag, he will earn a guaranteed salary of near $16.5 million for the 2022 NFL season. The team will also have until mid-July to lock Brown up to a long-term contract as a well, which is likely the end goal for Kansas City here. That said, if the two sides are unable to come to an agreement on a long-term contract extension, Brown won’t be hitting free agency and the Chiefs will have the franchise tag to fall back on. - - List - - 7 Chiefs players who could be next in line for a contract extension - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Chiefs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Chiefs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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