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How the salary cap will affect the franchise tag numbers


Tuesday is the first milepost in the NFL offseason. Let’s jump into it …
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• That’s right, starting Tuesday, teams can apply the franchise tag to players. We don’t have the official numbers yet, because those are based on where the cap lands. But here are projections for a $180 million cap, a $183 million cap (that’s been the working number for some teams) and a $185 million cap.
Position by position for 180/183/185, all figures in millions:
QB: $24.76/$25.17/$25.45
S: $10.47/$10.64/$10.76
Because the cap will be lower, and even with inflation factored in, all those numbers are down (and some significantly so) from 2020. Which puts first-time tag candidates in different situations from those who might be tagged for a second time (like Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, Broncos S Justin Simmons, and Washington G Brandon Sch ....

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