Every NFL offseason, star players from around the league have their names thrown around in contract conversations they can’t necessarily control. Such is negotiation life up against the franchise tag.

Can Rodgers have a Brady-like surge well into his 40s? Or will he end up like most over-the-hill quarterbacks who saw their production dip?

The NFL’s franchise tag window opens Tuesday, February 18, at 3 p.m. CT, making today the first day that clubs can use the ...