Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins and Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith were the only two NFL players to receive the franchise tag before Tuesday's deadline. ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that Evan Kaplan reported that the total number of two players was the fewest tagged since 1994.

The Bengals placed the franchise tag on Tee Higgins on Monday, which means he won't make it to free agency. This is the second-straight year they've used the tag on their star wide receiver. There are plenty of people in the NFL that believe the Bengals made a mistake according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

The Vikings didn't tag QB Sam Darnold, which means the 2018 top-three pick may have a chance to land a huge payday on the open market.