The Kansas City Chiefs won’t be utilizing their franchise tag on Orlando Brown, a supply informed ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, an sudden transfer that opens the door for Brown to develop into a free agent.
Brown and the Chiefs could not agree on a long-term contract final season, so he performed this previous season underneath the franchise tag, incomes about $16.6 million. The 2 sides have till subsequent Monday to work out contract phrases earlier than Brown can start negotiating with different groups.
Brown, who turns 27 in Might, was acquired by Kansas Metropolis in a 2021 commerce with the Baltimore Ravens. He was the beginning left sort out for each sport besides one in his two seasons with the Chiefs. A Professional Bowl choice in each seasons, Brown used his huge 6-foot-8, 340-pound body to submit a move block win fee of 91.8% when blocking for Patrick Mahomes, which ranked 18th amongst all offensive tackles.
Brown performed three seasons for the Ravens, the place he was principally a proper sort out. He requested to be traded from Baltimore so he might play left sort out partly as a result of he wished to meet a promise made to his late father Orlando, a former NFL offensive sort out.
He has appeared in 81 video games (75 begins) in his 5 NFL seasons and has been chosen to the Professional Bowl every of the previous 4 seasons.
Groups have till Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET to make use of their franchise tag.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.