Tag 'Em

NFL's 2013 Franchise Players

By Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

Players don't generally like it. Teams like to use it. The franchise tag keeps players on their current team on a one-year contract using a complicated formula to determine the exact salary. Here's the 2013 amounts for this year by position.

And here are the players that were slapped with franchise tags in 2013:

(AP Photos)

Jordan Raanan has covered the NFL since 2005. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan, on Facebook or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.

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Tag 'Em By Jordan Raanan, XFINITY Sports

Players don't generally like it. Teams like to use it. The franchise tag keeps players on their current team on a one-year contract using a complicated formula to determine the exact salary. Here's the 2013 amounts for this year by position.

And here are the players that were slapped with franchise tags in 2013:

(AP Photos)

Jordan Raanan has covered the NFL since 2005. Follow him on Twitter @JordanRaanan, on Facebook or email him at jraanan@hotmail.com.

The opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Comcast.
Bills: S Jairus ... The ballhawking safety has been Buffalo's most consistent defensive player the last few years. Byrd had five interceptions and four forced fumbles in 2012. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

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Bengals: DE Mich... The Bengals are willing to pay for their top edge rusher. Johnson, who had 11.5 sacks this past season, will get paid $11.2 million if he doesn't agree to a long-term deal. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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Broncos: OT Ryan... Clady was a no-brainer for the franchise tag. There was no way Denver was going to let Peyton Manning's blindside protector and one of the league's best tackles hit the open market. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Colts: P Pat McA... The valuable McAfee averaged 47.9 yards per punt this past season and handled kickoffs for the Colts. (AP Photo/Frederick Breedon)

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Bears: DT Henry ... Melton was tied for third among all defensive tackles with six sacks last season. He's a key cog in the middle of the Bears' defense. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Cowboys: Anthony... The Cowboys outside linebacker was franchised for the second consecutive year after a breakout 2012 season. Always solid against the run, Spencer had a career-best 11 sacks and 95 tackles last year. (AP Photo/Sharon Ellman)

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Chiefs: Branden ... The Chiefs re-signed wide receiver Dwayne Bowe and punter Dustin Colquitt, allowing them to franchise Albert. The veteran offensive lineman was a servicable left tackle last season, but also can play guard if the Chiefs decide to select a lineman with the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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Dolphins: Randy ... Starks is one of the league's better 3-4 defensive ends. He had 27 tackles and 4.5 sacks last season. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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