Tag window opens Tuesday with eyes on Cowboys, Seahawks

The window for NFL teams to utilize the franchise and transition tag opens Tuesday.

The transaction in place for teams to retain their own free agents can be applied through March 3 at 4 p.m. ET.

There's rarely a race to apply the tag as general managers and agents use the formal meeting settings around the NFL Scouting Combine to exchange expectations and, in many cases, find a middle ground to move forward in negotiations toward a long-term deal.

In some cases, that won't happen.