Ryan Poles will need to find some more wide receivers to play beside Darnell Mooney and Justin Fields.
have officially opted not to franchise tag Allen Robinson. Tuesday’s deadline came and went without Ryan Poles placing the tag on their No. 1 wide receiver, making Robinson a free agent.
The team was not expected to tag Robinson, or reach an agreement on a new deal before Tuesday’s deadline, meaning the Bears will move with Darnell Mooney as the only wide receiver under contract who played significant snaps last season.Other top-tier receivers were tagged by their respective teams on Tuesday, including Davante Adams and Chris Godwin. Mike Williams and the Chargers were reportedly able to come together for a contract extension, too.
Given the way things shook out, Ryan Poles will now have a smaller pool of wide receivers to consider signing when free agency opens next week. Whether that means he will take a big swing on a player like Amari Cooper一 who is expected to be released by the Cowboys一 or spreads out his money with a few mid-tier signings is unclear, however.