On Monday, all NFL teams had to declare which players they would place their franchise tag on. But what exactly is a franchise tag? Each year, every NFL team gets to pick one player, who would otherwise be a free agent, to place their tag on. This tag limits a player's ability to go to another team. NFL teams use the tag on players that are important to the team so they can keep their stars playing for them. Here are the players that got "franchised" this year:
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Arizona Cardinals |
Calais Campbell |
DE |
|
Atlanta Falcons |
Brent Grimes |
CB |
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Baltimore Ravens |
Ray Rice |
RB |
|
Chicago Bears |
Matt Forte |
RB |
|
Cincinnati Bengals |
Mike Nugent |
K |
|
Cleveland Browns |
Phil Dawson |
K |
|
Dallas Cowboys |
Anthony Spencer |
LB |
|
Denver Broncos |
Matt Prater |
K |
|
Detroit Lions |
Cliff Avril |
DE |
|
Indianapolis Colts |
Robert Mathis |
DE |
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Josh Scobee |
K |
|
Kansas City Chiefs |
Dwayne Bowe |
WR |
|
New England Patriots |
Wes Welker |
WR |
|
New Orleans Saints |
Drew Brees |
QB |
|
New York Giants |
Steve Weatherford |
P |
|
Oakland Raiders |
Tyvon Branch |
S |
|
Philadelphia Eagles |
DeSean Jackson |
WR |
|
San Francisco 49ers |
Dashon Goldson |
S |
|
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Connor Barth |
K |
|
Tennessee Titans |
Michael Griffin |
S |
|
Washington Redskins |
Fred Davis |
TE |
