The Green Bay Packers have placed the franchise tag on Davante Adams.

The Packers planned on tagging Adams regardless of the status of Aaron Rodgers as he was set to become a free agent on March 16th.

Adams and the Packers can negotiate a long-term deal, but he will have a salary of $20.1 million if a deal isn't reached.

The franchise-tag total represents a 20% increase over Adams' 2021 compensation.

When asked late last season about the possibility of being tagged, Adams said: "I'm not sure how to answer that safely right now. So, we'll just cross that bridge when we get to it. I'll just say that. I like to be professional on here."