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NFL Free Agency '07 Labels and Salary Cap Numbers
NFL teams made their final decisions on Feb 22, to Designate Players as Franchise or Transition Players. Early March '07 Newsletter (15 pg.)will have in-depth Free Agency evaluation.
Players Named to Franchise Labels
DE Dwight Freeney - Colts - Exclusive Franchise
DE Justin Smith - Bengals - Franchise
DE Charles Grant - New Orleans - Franchise
DT Cory Redding - Detroit - Franchise
LB Lance Briggs - Bears - Franchise
CB Astante Samuels - Patriots - Franchise
PK Josh Brown - Seahawks - Franchise
No Transitional Labels this Year
Franchise Tag Numbers
Position 2007 franchise charge Change from 2006
QB $12.615 million +43.5%
OL $9.556 million +36.8%
DE $8.664 million +3.7%
CB $7.790 million +32.2%
WR $7.613 million +23.3%
LB $7.206 million +0.5%
RB $6.999 million +15.0%
DT $6.775 million +19.8%
S $4.490 million +9.3%
TE $4.371 million +31.2%
P/K $2.078 million -15.8%