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Last year, a record 21 teams used the franchise tag. This year, only eight did.

With the deadline to place the franchise tag having passed, here’s the full list of franchise players for 2013, with the one-year tender offer that comes with that player’s position:

Buffalo: S Jairus Byrd ($6,916,000)

Chicago: DT Henry Melton ($8,450,000)

Cincinnati: DE Michael Johnson ($11,175,000)

Dallas: LB Anthony Spencer ($10,560,000 Note: The linebacker tag is $9,619,000, but Spencer is guaranteed a 20 percent raise over his 2012 franchise player salary, which was $8.8 million.)

Denver: OT Ryan Clady ($9,828,000)

Indianapolis: P Pat McAfee ($2,977,000)

Kansas City: OT Branden Albert ($9,828,000)

Miami: DT Randy Starks ($8,450,000)

No player was designated as an exclusive franchise player or as a transition player.

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Before Friday, no players had been given the franchise tag.  On Friday, five found themselves on the receiving end of the designation that keeps them off the open market.

Tagged are Bills safety Jairus Byrd, Bengals defensive end Michael Johnson, Colts punter Pat McAfee, Broncos left tackle Ryan Clady, and Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton.

So who else could get tagged by 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday?  Here’s an updated look.

Falcons:  Despite a report that the Falcons won’t use it, we’ve heard they still could.  And safety William Moore is the primary candidate.

Ravens:  With quarterback Joe Flacco’s deal (nearly) done, the Ravens can use the tag on players like linebacker Paul Kruger or linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, or even safety Ed Reed.  G.M. Ozzie Newsome previously has said, however, that the tag will be used on Flacco or no one.

Packers:  The team reportedly is considering using the tag on receiver Greg Jennings.  G.M. Ted Thompson could be considering a lot of things, but that doesn’t mean he’ll do any of them.  Indeed, it would be very far out of character for Thompson to tag Jennings — unless the end game is to trade him.

Texans:  There’s persistent buzz that the Texans will tag safety Glover Quin, or no one.

Chiefs:  Receiver Dwayne Bowe and tackle Branden Albert are the primary candidates.  If they can sign Bowe quickly, they can tag Albert.

Dolphins:  Defensive tackle Randy Starks is a possibility, even if he prefers something more than a one-year deal.

Vikings:  Keeping right tackle Phil Loadholt is a priority.  Is it big enough of a priority to result in the franchise tag?

Patriots:  Despite three candidates (receiver Wes Welker, tackle Sebastian Vollmer, and cornerback Aqib Talib), it wouldn’t surprise us all that much if the Pats use the tag on none of them.

Giants:  With left tackle Will Beatty signed, the tag can be used on tight end Martellus Bennett or safety Kenny Phillips, if the Giants are so inclined.

Raiders:  At a time when more punters and kickers are getting tagged, the reason is that it’s cheaper than signing quality specialists on the open market.  For Shane Lechler, his cap number in 2012 would make the franchise tender $5.88 million — nearly twice the base franchise tag for punters and kickers.

49ers:  Multiple reports have suggested that the Niners won’t use the tag for a second straight year on safety Dashon Goldson.

Seahawks:  Kicker Steve Hauschka is the only viable tag candidate.

Rams:  If they aren’t using it on receiver Danny Amendola, they aren’t using it on anyone.

Titans:  The tag is expected to be placed on tight end Jared Cook, sparking a $4.5 million fight over whether he’s actually a receiver.

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The franchise tag is old enough to vote, and nearly old enough to drink.  The tag made its annual return more than a week ago.  Unlike the Great Pumpkin, the tool for restricting a player’s ability to move from team to team will indeed make an appearance, in multiple NFL cities.

Eventually.  We think.  Perhaps starting as soon as today.

So here are 10 things to know about the tag.  You may have already known them.  You may have known and forgotten.  Or you may not have known at all.

Or perhaps that you didn’t want to know.

1.  The formula has changed.

Under prior labor deals, the non-exclusive franchise tag was determined by calculating the average of the five highest-paid players at each position from the prior year.  Under the 2011 CBA, the franchise tenders come from a more complex procedure.

Under Article 10, Section 2 of the CBA, the number is based on the five-year average cap percentage for the tag at each position.

So it’s no longer driven by what players at the same position made in the prior season, but by the average cap percentage consumed by the franchise tender over five years.  Then, that percentage will be applied to the 2013 salary cap to determine the franchise tender at each position.

Already confused?  We’ve got nine more.

2.  In some cases, the formula doesn’t matter.

A player getting the non-exclusive franchise tag is entitled to the greater of the formula clumsily explained above (and that was the fourth draft of it) or 120 percent of the player’s cap number from the prior year.

That’s why, for example, the franchise tender for Dolphins tackle Jake Long would be much higher than the franchise tender for an offensive lineman.  Long made enough in 2012 to result in a 20-percent raise, trumping the franchise tender.

This dynamic often applies to players who were taken high in the draft before the implementation of the rookie wage scale.  As rookie contracts expire under the new labor deal, franchise tenders for many of them will be lower.

3.  The transition tag has become meaningless.

Teams can use, in any given year, one franchise tag or one transition tag.  The transition tag gives a team the right to match an offer sheet, but no compensation if the team chooses not to match.

At one point, the transition player’s contract was not fully guaranteed once it was accepted by the player.  It now is.

The fact that the guaranteed pay on the one-year transition tender isn’t much less than the guaranteed pay for the one-year franchise tender, coupled with the lack of draft-pick compensation, has made the transition tag largely meaningless.

4.  Franchise tags can be withdrawn.

The amount of the franchise tender becomes fully guaranteed once the player signs it.  Since signing the franchise tender puts the player under contract, requiring him to show up to all mandatory offseason activities and training camp, some players choose to wait deep into the preseason before inking the offer.

The risk is that the franchise tag can be withdrawn, at any time, before it has been signed.

It doesn’t happen often, but it’s not unprecedented.  Especially in Philly.  In 2002, the Eagles pulled the franchise tag from linebacker Jeremiah Trotter in early April.  Three years later, the Eagles removed the franchise tag from defensive tackle Corey Simon in late August.

The move immediately converts the player to an unrestricted free agent.  But if it comes after the big money has been spent, the player will have a hard time getting the pay day he would have realized on the first day of free agency.

5.  Franchise tender is guaranteed, with one exception.

Once a player signs the franchise tag, the one-year salary becomes fully guaranteed.  But there’s a little-known exception.

Under Article 10, Section 2(c) of the CBA, the contract can be terminated if the player fails “to establish or maintain his excellent physical condition.”

Any effort to do so would result in a review of the situation by a neutral physician and, eventually and inevitably, arbitration.  Still, the franchise tender technically isn’t fully and completely guaranteed.

6.  No non-quarterback will be tagged more than twice.

Former Seahawks tackle Walter Jones once spent three straight years under the franchise tag, pocketing a total of $20 million and then signing a long-term deal that paid him $20 million more guaranteed, back when $20 million was a very big deal for NFL purposes.

Jones rolled the dice on bearing the injury risk for the three franchise years, and he won.  Most players prefer the certainty of a long-term deal.

That’s why the 2006 CBA changed the formula to pay a non-quarterback the quarterback franchise tender if he’s tagged a third time.

Quarterbacks are protected, too.  In the third year of the franchise tag, they get at least a 44-percent raise over their cap number in the prior year.

7.  Arguably, no player can be tagged more than three times.

Last year’s grievance filed by Saints quarterback Drew Brees established that, if a player is tagged once by two different teams, it counts as being tagged twice.  Which would have entitled him to a 44-percent raise in 2013, if he had played under the franchise tag last year for the Saints.  (He was tagged in 2005 by the Chargers.)

Based on the language of the CBA, there’s an argument to be made that no player may ever be tagged more than three times during the course of his career.

Of course, tagging a player a fourth time would entail paying out a second 44-percent raise one year after paying out an initial 44-percent raise.  Which would make it highly unlikely that any team would ever want to use the tag more than three times.

8.  It’s cheap to tag kickers and punters.

There’s a belief among some fans that the use of the franchise tag meant that the player was a “franchise player.”  And so, when a team uses the tag on a punter or a kicker, fans are confused and/or amused.

But the formula for calculating franchise tenders has made it cheaper to use the tag than to sign the player to a market-value deal.

At $2.9 million for 2013, more kickers and punters could find themselves being regarded as “franchise players.”

9.  Long-term deals can be negotiated, through July 15.

Previously, the window for a team signing its franchise player to a long-term deal closed not long after the free-agency period started and then opened again on July 15.  Now, the window remains open until July 15.

After July 15, the franchise player can sign only a one-year deal with his current team.  It can be for more than the franchise tender, and it can include other terms, like playing-time or performance triggers that would prevent the tag from being used again.

But the duration can be no more than one year.

10.  One offer sheet may be signed, through July 15.

For a player carrying the non-exclusive tag, he can negotiate with any other team.  Ultimately, one offer sheet can be signed.

Once it’s signed, the situation simplifies considerably.  The player’s current team will match the offer and keep him, or the player’s team will not match the offer and collect a pair of first-round picks from the new team.

The two first-round picks given as compensation must be the team’s original picks — not any picks obtained via trade or otherwise.

And there’s a loophole which, eventually, a desperate coach or G.M. may use.  The period for signing franchise players to offer sheets lingers beyond the current year’s draft.  Thus, for example, a team that wants to sign quarterback Joe Flacco (if the Ravens use the non-exclusive tag) could, in theory, wait until after the draft, sign Flacco to a front-loaded offer sheet that the Ravens can’t match, and then surrender not the 2013 and 2014 first-round picks, but the first-round picks for 2014 and 2015.

There’s nothing in the labor deal that prevents this from happening until July 15, after which date the player can sign only a one-year deal with his current team.

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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o made a 15-minute appearance in the media room at NFL Scouting Combine Saturday. Here’s the full transcript of his comments:

Te’o (taking the stage and laughing): “That’s a lot of cameras.”

Q: How are you feeling?

Te’o: “ I’m kind of tired right now. A long day, medical exams. It’s all part of the process.”

Q: Are you tired of answering all the questions about the (fake dead girlfriend) incident?

“Yeah, about the incident, I’ve said all I need to say about that. How I’m handling it going forward is doing what I’m doing, focusing on the moment, focusing on football and the combine. Not everybody gets this opportunity to be here. I’m sure there’s

thousands and thousands of people who would like to be here in Indianapolis. Just trying to enjoy the moment.”

Q: How much have you been asked about it by NFL teams?

Te’o: “Quite a few teams asked me about it. Some go to certain lengths, some just ask me, ‘Just give me a brief overview of how it was’ then they get straight to business.”

Q: Why didn’t you play well in the national championship game?

“That’s because I didn’t. That’s all on me. I played hard and so did my team, but Alabama had a great game plan and so did we. They executed better than we did.”

Q: Was the other situation a distraction to you leading up to that game?

Te’o: “No.”

Q: Any teams not ask you about it?

Te’o: “No (laughs). They all ask me about it.”

Q: What are they asking you?

Te’o: “Just tell me the facts. They want to hear it from me. Just tell them basically what happened.”

Q: Do you think it might hurt you?

Te’o: “That I don’t know. That I don’t know.”

Q: Could you summarize the facts?

Te’o: “Just I care for somebody and that’s what I was taught to do. Ever since I was young if somebody needs help you help them out. Unfortunately it didn’t end up the way I thought it would.”

Q: Why wait so long to say something?

Te’o: “It was just a whirlwind of stuff. A 22-year-old, 21-year old at that time, just trying to get your thoughts right. Everybody was just kind of chaos for a little bit, so you let that chaos die down and wait until everybody’s ready to listen.”

Q: Do you understand people might doubt your version of events because it took you so long?

Te’o: “That I don’t know, people doubting because I took a while to come out. From our point of view we wanted everything to come out first and then have my side come out. The way we did I felt worked best for me. I’m very grateful for those who helped me to get through that time. I felt it went as smoothly as it could.”

Q: Have you gotten a sense from NFL people it might affect you in draft?

Te’o: “No, not really. They’ve told me that, . . . they’ve wanted to hear it from me what the truth was. They haven’t really said anything about it affecting me.

“Some guys just talk briefly for 30 seconds and the next 14 minutes is all plays and getting down to business. That’s how I prefer it to be.”

Q: Do you worry how you’ll be treated in the locker room, trouble assuming a leadership role?

Te’o: “No. I think I’ve learned the difference between the things I can control and the things I can’t control. And hopefully by doing the things I can control well I’ll have more favor in the other category. Whatever team I go to, I’m just going to be me, I’m going to work hard, I’m going to do my best to help the team win. And whatever happens happens.”

Q: Can you believe the fascination like this?

Te’o: “It’s pretty crazy. I’ve been in front of a few cameras, but not as many as this.”

Q: “What about when it came out, every news channel, lead story. You surprised?”

Te’o: “I was. It got overwhelming at times. The hardest part and I’ve said was just to see, not necessarily my first name, but my last name. Everybody here, you treasure your last name. That’s what you hold dear. That’s something that when you pass on, the only thing that stays with you, stays here is your last name. To see your last name everywhere and know I represented my family and all my cousins and aunties and uncles, . . .

Q: Are you prepared to deal with this for the next couple years?

Te’o: “Oh, yeah. For me, I hopefully I’m just looking forward to getting straight to football. I understand people have questions, but I’ve answered everything I could. For me I’d really like to talk about football.”

Q: Had you planned to go to the Senior Bowl, did this change your mind?

Te’o: “No. I didn’t get that far. I was still worrying about the national championship. I didn’t get that far.”

Q: Who are some of the teams you’ve met with?

Te’o: “I’ve met with the Texans and I met with the Packers.”

Q: Why didn’t you attempt to go see a girl you cared so much about?

Te’o: “I did. We made plans, obviously it didn’t work out.”

Q: How many more teams do you expect to talk to and which ones?

Te’o: “I don’t know, I’m not sure. I know I’ll be meeting formally with 18 more teams. I don’t know specifically who they are. I’ll find out soon. I’m meeting with 20 total.”

Q: What are you telling teams you bring to the table as a player?

Te’o: “I think what I bring to the table is a lot of heart, a lot of energy and somebody that works hard. Somebody who hates to lose. I always say, ‘I hate losing more than I love to win.’ The reason why I love to win is because I don’t have to go through that feeling of losing. It’s those times where I lose that feeling that will stick with me. For teams I tell them, ‘You’ll always get somebody who’s humble, works hard, doesn’t say much and will do everything it takes to win.’”

Q: Have any lingering regret over all this?

Te’o: “I could have done some things different, obviously, done a lot of things different to avoid all this stuff. But throughout my experience my senior year, I wouldn’t do anything different.”

Q: Has this been embarrassing?

Te’o: “Oh, definitely. For anybody to go through, it’s definitely embarrassing. When you’re walking through grocery stores and you’re kind of like giving people double-takes to see if they’re starting at you ,it’s definitely embarrassing. I guess it’s part of the process, it’s part of the journey. You know it’s only going to make me stronger and it definitely has.”

Q: Have you gotten past the point of being embarrassed about it?

Te’o: “Oh, definitely. It definitely has gone. Obviously I’m here. If I was still embarrassed I wouldn’t be standing in front of you.”

Q: Can you understand what NFL teams are trying to get at?

Te’o: “Yeah, they want to be able to trust their player. You don’t want to invest in somebody you can’t trust. With everybody here, they’re just trying to get to know you, get to know you as a person and as a football player. I understand where they’re coming from.”

Q: Does that make you feel you’ve got a hurdle to overcome in the honesty department?

Te’o: “It could be a hurdle, but it could also be a great opportunity to show who you really are. That’s the way I’ve approached it and it’s been a great growing experience for me.”

Q: Ravens have been mentioned a lot as a destination for you. How much would you like to follow Ray Lewis?

Te’o: “Aw, definitely, whatever team I go to, but definitely the Ravens. Ray Lewis, I’ve grown up watching Ray Lewis. Just watching his intensity, his passion for the game, his love for the game, his work ethic. Everything in a linebacker that you want to be is in Ray Lewis, from leadership qualities, all that. He’ll be definitely missed in Baltimore and in the NFL as a whole.

“If I get to go to Baltimore, it will definitely be some big shoes to fill, but an opportunity I’ll be honored to have.”

Q: What’s different about you now?

Te’o: “For me I’ve learned just to be honest in anything and everything you do, from the big things to the small things. Secondly, to keep your circle very small and to understand who’s really in your corner and who’s not. I think going off of the season my team and I had, there’s a lot of people in our corner. Then when Jan. 16 happened, there’s a lot of people in the other corner. I just learned to appreciate the people that I have that are with me and to just make sure you always try to turn a negative thing into a positive.”

Q: What’s been the toughest moment since all this came out?

Te’o: “I think the toughest moment, to be honest with you, was a phone call that I got from my sister where she told me that they had to sneak my own family in their home because there were people parked out in the yard and stuff like that. That had to be the hardest part.

“And for me, something that I’ve always had a problem with is when I can’t do something about it; I can’t help. To know that my family was in this situation because of the actions I committed was definitely the hardest part for me.”

Q: As a player what kind of challenges can you anticipate at the next level?

Te’o: “The game gets even faster, a lot more complex. What I have to do as a player is I have to remember why I’m playing this game. It’s the same game I played when I was a little kid on the streets, same thing, football’s still the same shape. Obviously people are going to be professionals. This is where the best play. But as long as I don’t stray too far from who I am and what I believe in, I think the journey will be worth it.”

Q: Players have been arrested, had drug issues, does it bother you that you’re under the same scrutiny as guys who have been in jail?

Te’o: “Everybody makes mistakes and one of the positive things about what I went through is I’ve learned to empathize with those who are going through the same thing. Those who are going through some hard times, who are getting attention that they don’t necessarily want. It just taught me to always give somebody the benefit of the doubt and say, ‘You never know, you never know what’s going on with a person.’”

Q: What about the difference between situations?

Te’o: “That’s something I don’t believe I can comment on.”

Q: Did you consider legal action against Ronaiah Tuisasosopo?

Te’o: “I think that’s the worst thing you could do. Both families are going through chaos. There’s not only people camped out at my house, there’s people camped out at his house. I went through what I went through and he went through his own share of stuff.

“I think that’s the worst thing for me to do is to do that. Always try and forgive. If you forgive, you’ll get the majority of the blessings. I always try to forgive and it’s definitely benefited me.”

Q: Are you dating anybody in real life?

Te’o: “No, not right now.”

Q: When your sister called about sneaking parents in, what was your emotion?

Te’o: “Just why? It should never get that way. As people we have to realize that we’re all people, somebody is somebody’s son, somebody is somebody’s daughter. And I try to picture it that way. Would you want somebody doing that to your son? Would you want somebody doing that to your daughter? If not, why do it? Through this whole experience I’ve learned that.

“Since I’ve experienced it, the things I see, the things I do, I try to always think ‘That’s somebody/s son. That’s somebody’s daughter. That’s somebody’s mom, dad. Whatever I do try to base what I do off of that.”

Te’o: “In closing, I’d like to thank everybody for being here. It’s been a hard but tremendous ride for me and my family and the University of Notre Dame. I’d like to thank my parents, my family, my friends, the University of Notre Dame and everybody who supports me. I couldn’t do it without all of you.

“Hopefully after this I answered the things I needed to answer and we can move on with football. So thank you, everybody.”

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On Monday, the two-week window for using the franchise tag opens.  Every team can use the franchise tag (or the rarely-used transition tag) on one player.

Last year, 21 teams took advantage of the franchise tag, which no longer is based on the five highest-paid players at the position but on a far more convoluted (and club friendly) formula.

It’s not a coincidence.  The new formula makes it much cheaper to keep a player off the open market than it would to pay him a multi-year market contract.

Here’s a look at the team-by-team candidates for the 2013 tag, in alphabetical order.

Arizona Cardinals:  The Cardinals need to keep hard-nosed cover corner Greg Toler, but not at anything close to the eight-figure franchise number.  No other pending free agents have the talent or potential to justify franchise money.  Last year, the Cardinals used the tag on defensive end Calais Campbell; they eventually signed him to a long-term deal.

Atlanta Falcons:  Left tackle Sam Baker, drafted in round one the same year as the man whose blind side he protects, has had good years and bad years.  After starting 16 games in 2012, Baker hits the market on a high note.  Still, the glut of tackles in free agency and the draft will make it hard to justify tagging Baker; if he leaves, the Falcons can find a capable replacement after the market softens.  In 2012, the Falcons used the tag on cornerback Brent Grimes, who tore an Achilles tendon in Week One.  Tagging him would cost $12.48 million for 2013.  It would cost nearly half that amount to tag safety William Moore.

Baltimore Ravens:  It’s not a question of if the Ravens will tag quarterback Joe Flacco.  The only remaining unknown is the level of the tag.  And while a lazy look at the situation would lead to conclusively presuming that there’s no way Flacco leaves Baltimore, there’s a chance (slim, but a chance) that the player and the team could be destined for a game of chicken that would result in both cars flying off the cliff.  The Ravens could opt to go non-exclusive, daring Flacco to sign an offer sheet with another team — and assuming that he never would.  Another team with plenty of cap space could easily craft a front-loaded offer sheet that the Ravens wouldn’t be able to match.  It’s not likely, but anyone who thinks there’s no way Flacco leaves the Ravens hasn’t been paying close enough attention to the far crazier things the NFL has seen in recent years.

Buffalo Bills:  Jairus Byrd has become one on the best free safeties in the league.  With George Wilson gone in a cap move, the Bills need to keep Byrd.  Absent a long-term deal, the tag is the only way to make it happen.  If a long-term deal can be negotiated, guard Andy Levitre becomes a candidate for the tag.  The only impediment would be the fact that interior offensive linemen get the same franchise tender as tackles.

Carolina Panthers:  Their list of potential free agents contains no names that cry out for use of the tag, especially since the Panthers are still dealing with the sins of salary caps past.

Chicago Bears:  The Bears need to keep defensive tackle Henry Melton, but they’ve already got plenty of cap space tied up with defensive players like sackmaster Julius Peppers, cornerback Charles Tillman, and linebacker Lance Briggs.  With Melton regarding himself as the best defensive tackle in the league, a long-term deal could be hard to come by.  Despite his name recognition, linebacker Brian Urlacher isn’t a serious candidate for the tag.

Cincinnati Bengals:  The Bengals are extremely careful with money.  On defense, lineman Michael Johnson is the most obvious candidate to be tagged.  It’s just as likely that the Bengals will be content to go bargain shopping (again) for defensive players to replace their bevy of free agents on that side of the ball, and then hope that defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer can whip up another batch of chicken salad.  On offense, the tag could be used to keep Andre Smith, who quietly has overcome his notorious Jello run to develop into an elite right tackle.  Last year, the tag was used on kicker Mike Nugent; tagging him again would cost only $3.48 million.  Which could make him the most likely candidate.

Cleveland Browns:  Kicker Phil Dawson was tagged in 2011 and 2012.  Using it a third time would entitle him to quarterback money.  So if it’s used, it won’t be used on him.  Punter Reggie Hodges is hitting the market after three years with the team.  Though his performance doesn’t cry out “franchise tag,” it could be cheaper to squat on him for a year than to sign a replacement on the open market; that’s why so many punters and kickers have been tagged in recent years.

Dallas Cowboys:  Tagged last year at $10.5 million, linebacker Anthony Spencer still hasn’t had the kind of impact that he should, given that he plays across from DeMarcus Ware.  Spencer isn’t worth $12.4 million for one more year.

Denver Broncos:  V.P. of football operations John Elway has said that the tag will be used on left tackle Ryan Clady, and for good reason.  Last year, Clady turned down a five-year, $50 million deal.

Detroit Lions:  It’ll take $12.4 million to use the tag for a second straight year on defensive end Cliff Avril, and it won’t be easy for the Lions to round up the kind of cap space necessary to keep him around.  Safety Louis Delmas doesn’t like being labeled as injury prone, but he is.  And the Lions will have to decide whether they want to make a long-term or short-term (via the tag) investment in the guy who could be this decade’s Bob Sanders.  Tackle Gosder Cherilus also could be tagged, but in a buyer’s market for tackles it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to do it.

Green Bay Packers:  Receiver Greg Jennings turns 30 in September.  In other words, the Packers won’t be using the tag on Greg Jennings.  The Packers learned while he was injured in 2012 that they can live without him, and they won’t be inclined to invest $10 million in cap space to a guy who plays a position that, with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, is virtually interchangeable.  If the Packers wanted to keep Jennings, they’d be trying to sign him.  They’re not, which likely means he won’t be tagged.

Houston Texans:  Last year, the Texans passed on tagging linebacker Mario Williams because of the exorbitant tender that the final year of his first-overall rookie contract would have generated.  With linebacker Connor Barwin, much less cap space would be consumed.  After seeing former Texans receiver Jacoby Jones deliver an MVP-caliber performance in the Super Bowl, G.M. Rick Smith may be a little less willing to let quality players walk away in 2013.  Another possible (and cheaper) candidate for the tag is punter Donnie Jones.

Indianapolis Colts:  The man with the self-styled boomstick can be kept off the market for the low, low price of the punter/kicker franchise tag ($2.9 million).  Absent a long-term deal, it’s hard to envision the Colts moving forward without punter Pat McAfee.

Jacksonville Jaguars:  A roster thin on star power naturally doesn’t create many franchise-tag candidates, especially with a new G.M. and (another) new coaching staff.  If linebacker Daryl Smith didn’t miss most of the season, he’d be a potential candidate.  Fullback Greg Jones would be a candidate, if fullbacks weren’t lumped in with running backs for franchise tag purposes.

Kansas City Chiefs:  The Chiefs are trying to work out a long-term deal with receiver Dwayne Bowe; if they don’t, it would cost $11.4 million to keep him around for a second season via the tag.  But receivers are more plentiful than competent offensive linemen, and new Chiefs coach Andy Reid witnessed the hard way in 2012 the consequences of not having competent blockers.  This reality makes tackle Branden Albert a more likely candidate to be tagged.  Then there’s punter Dustin Colquitt, who like most punters and kickers could be cheaper to keep via the one-year franchise tag.

Miami Dolphins:  Tackle Jake Long’s rookie deal makes the cap number for tagging him way too high to justify, especially in light of the gradual decline in his play.  With cornerback Sean Smith looking for big money, the best move could be to tag him instead of Long.

Minnesota Vikings:  G.M. Rick Spielman wants to keep road-grading right tackle Phil Loadholt.  With left tackle Matt Kalil tied up via an affordable rookie deal, the Vikings can afford to pay Loadholt a large chunk of money for at least the next two seasons, before Kalil will be looking for his second contract.  Whether that large chunk of money equates to the franchise tag for Loadholt is a decision the Vikings have to make in light of the realities of the tackle market — and within the context of the impact of the use of the tag on the expectations of receiver Percy Harvin.  They’d also like to keep fullback Jerome Felton, but there’s no fullback franchise tag; they’d have to tender him at the running back level.

New England Patriots:  The Patriots have a trio of players who are potential candidates for the tag.  Whether it’s receiver Wes Welker, tackle Sebastian Vollmer, cornerback Aqib Talib, or no one, it won’t be an easy decision.  Welker would command $11.4 million, given that he was tagged in 2012.  It would be a shock if they tag him.  Vollmer has Marcus Cannon behind him on the depth chart, plus plenty of other tackles available in free agency.  The Pats could be inclined to let Vollmer leave if someone else is willing to overpay him.  Talib presents the biggest conundrum, given his positive impact on the team’s so-so defense.  They need him, but he present plenty of risk given his history of off-field incidents.

New Orleans Saints:  Left tackle Jermon Bushrod is the most obvious candidate for the tag.  But the Saints don’t have the cap space to spare.  They easily replaced guard Carl Nicks with Ben Grubbs last year, and the tackle market is far more plentiful in 2013 than the market was for guards last season.  Defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis doesn’t project to nose tackle in the team’s new 3-4 defense, but he could be a candidate to play defensive end in Rob Ryan’s defense, if the Saints want to fork over the money necessary to keep him around.  Things would get interesting if the Saints tag Ellis as a tackle despite a desire to move him to end, since there’s a $2.6 million gap between the two tenders.

New York Giants:  But for the likely existence of collusion in the restricted free agency market, the Giants should be thinking about tagging receiver Victor Cruz.  Since teams have abandoned in recent years the pursuit of RFAs, there’s no reason for the Giants to double the compensation they’d get if someone else swipes Cruz.  Left tackle Will Beatty becomes a candidate for the tag, along with safety Kenny Phillips.  The cheapest of all would be tight end Martellus Bennett, who didn’t get the long-term deal he wanted a year ago in free agency, opting instead for a one-year stay in New York and another shot at the market.

New York Jets:  Safety LaRon Landry is the only guy who merits the tag, but his one-year deal from last year expressly prevents the team from using it.  No one else who is due to become a free agent deserves it.

Oakland Raiders:  There’s a major problem with using the franchise tag on punter Shane Lechler, apart from the fact that the Raiders have landed in a salary cap black hole.  While the franchise tag for punters and kickers will be an affordable $2.9 million in 2013, Lechler’s cap number last year was $4.9 million.  Under the CBA, he’s entitled to a 120 percent raise over that number, which translates to a cap number of $5.88 million.  It could be time for the much cheaper Marquette King, a converted receiver who has drawn comparisons to the monster-legged Reggie Roby.  Either way, it’s hard to imagine that the cap-strapped Raiders would pay a punter twice the amount of the base franchise tag for punters.

Philadelphia Eagles:  The Eagles don’t have many looming free agents, which means that they don’t have many candidates for the franchise tag.  Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie would be one, if he was, you know, better.

Pittsburgh Steelers:  The Steelers have said they won’t use the franchise tag.  Which means that receiver Mike Wallace will hit the open market.  Which means that someone will overpay him on the first day of free agency.

San Diego Chargers:  Look at their free agents.  Though cornerback Quentin Jammer has been a mainstay in San Diego since 2002, he’s not worth what it would cost to keep him via the franchise tag.  No one else with an expiring contract justifies the tag, which is one of the reasons why there’s a new G.M. and head coach.

San Francisco 49ers:  Safety Dashon Goldson doesn’t want to be tagged again, but what he wants and what he gets could be two different things.  Absent a long-term deal, the Niners have to keep Goldson around — even if using the tag for a second time virtually guarantees he’ll hit the market in 2014.  If Goldson gets a new deal, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Niners would use the tag on their second-string but highly versatile tight end, Delanie Walker.

Seattle Seahawks:  The ultra-low kicker tag of $2.9 million could be used to keep the strong-legged Steven Hauschka.

St. Louis Rams:  Receiver Danny Amendola has become one of the best slot receivers in the NFL, but his injury history and the eight-figure franchise tender for wideouts likely will scare the Rams away.  Still, if Amendola hits the market, he won’t be there long.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  The Bucs plans to spend on keeping their own guys.  When it comes to using the tag, it’s a toss-up between tackle Jeremy Trueblood and defensive end Michael Bennett, or neither.

Tennessee Titans:  The Titans reportedly are expected to use the tag on tight end Jared Cook, absent a multi-year deal.  Kicker Rob Bironas also is a possibility, but he had a cap number of $3.675 million in 2012.  Which means that the tag would cost the Titans $4.41 million in 2013, $1.5 million more than the base tag for kickers and punters.

Washington Redskins:  With $18 million in missing cap space, the Redskins can’t afford to use the tag.  Especially since tagging tight end Fred Davis again would bump his 2012 tender by 20 percent — a year after he suffered a torn Achilles tendon.  Punter Sav Rocca is a slim possibility, but even the $2.9 million will be more than the Redskins can justify with their cap situation.

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Over the past two weeks, Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network has taken a close look at each of the various NFL divisions as free agency approaches.

Our producer, Matt Casey, teed up the discussion each day by putting together a list of free agents for each division based on information compiled by Rotoworld.com.  Now that all eight divisions have been covered and I have a list of all free agents saved onto the floppy disk residing in the official PFT Commodore 64, I could either leave them there or I could do what some would say we do best:  copy and paste.

Actually, the copying and pasting already has been done, with a file created for each division’s free agents.  And now I’ll do more copy-and-pasting by copying and pasting links to each division’s potential free agents.

Ideally, we’ll update the list to reflect guys who re-sign as they re-sign.  If you see any we’ve missed, let us know.

AFC East.

AFC North.

AFC South.

AFC West.

NFC East.

NFC North.

NFC South.

NFC West.

49ers: WR Randy Moss; WR Ted Ginn; TE Delanie Walker; OG Leonard Davis; DL Isaac Sopoaga; DL Ricky Jean-Francois; LB Tavares Gooden; LB Larry Grant; LB Clark Haggans; DB Dashon Goldson; DB Tramaine Brock (RFA); DB Darcel McBath (RFA).

Cardinals:  QB Brian Hoyer; RB La’Rod Stephens-Howling; RB William Powell (exclusive rights); RB Alfonso Smith (exclusive rights); OT Pat McQuistan; OT D’Anthony Batiste; OG Rich Ohrnberger; DL Nick Eason; DL Vonnie Holliday; DL Ronald Talley (exclusive rights); LB Quentin Groves; LB Paris Lenon; LB Brandon Williams (exclusive rights); DB James Sanders; DB Greg Toler; DB Michael Adams; DB Rashad Johnson.

Seahawks:  WR Deon Butler (RFA); TE Cameron Morrah; OT Frank Omiyale; C Clint Gresham (RFA); DL Alan Branch; DL Jason Jones; DL Patrick Chukwurah; DL Clinton McDonald (RFA); LB Leroy Hill; DB Marcus Trufant; DB Chris Maragos (RFA); K Steven Hauschka.

Rams:  QB Kellen Clemens; WR Danny Amendola; WR Brandon Gibson; WR Steve Smith; TE Mike McNeill; OT Barry Richardson; OT Rob Turner; OG Chris Williams; C Tim Barnes (exclusive rights); DL Jermelle Cudjo (RFA); DL William Hayes; DL Trevor Laws; LB Justin Cole (RFA); LB Rocky McIntosh; LB Mario Haggan; DB Craig Dahl; DB Bradley Fletcher; DB Darian Stewart (RFA).

Falcons: QB Luke McCown; RB Mike Cox; RB Antoine Smith (RFA); TE Tony Gonzalez; TE Michael Palmer (RFA); OT Sam Baker; OT Will Svitek; OG Garrett Reynolds; C Todd McClure; DL Vance Walker; DL Lawrence Sidbury; LB Mike Peterson; DB William Moore; DB Brent Grimes; DB Chris Hope; DB Chris Owens; DB Robert McClain (exclusive rights).

Panthers:  QB Derek Anderson; WR Louis Murphy; TE Gary Barnidge; TE Richie Brockel; TE Ben Hartsock; OG Mike Pollak; DL Antwan Applewhite; DL Andre Neblett (RFA); DL Dwan Edward;  LB Jason Phillips; LB Jordan Senn; DB Nate Ness (RFA); DB Sherrod Martin; DB Captain Munnerlyn.

Buccaneers: RB LeGarrette Blount (RFA); WR Roscoe Parrish; WR Sammie Stroughter; TE Dallas Clark; OT Jeremy Trueblood; C Andrew Economos; DL Michael Bennett; DL Roy Miller; DL Corvey Irvin (exclusive rights); DL Daniel Te’o-Nesheim (RFA); LB Jacob Cutera (RFA); DB Ronde Barber; DB E.J. Biggers; DB Brandon McDonald.

Saints:  QB Chase Daniel; RB Chris Ivory (RFA); WR Devery Henderson; WR Courtney Roby; TE Michael Higgins (exclusive rights); OT Jermon Bushrod; OT William Robinson; C Brian De La Puente (RFA); C Justin Drescher (RFA)
C Eric Olsen (exclusive rights); DL Sedrick Ellis; DL Turk McBride; LB Scott Shanle; LB Ramon Humber; LB Jonathan Casillas; LB Junior Galette (RFA); DB Elbert Mack.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Packers:  RB Cedric Benson; RB Ryan Grant; WR Greg Jennings; TE Tom Crabtree (RFA); OG Evan Dietrich-Smith (RFA); LB Brad Jones; LB Erik Walden; LB Frank Zombo (RFA); LB Rob Francois (RFA); DB Sam Shields (RFA).

Bears: QB Josh McCown; QB Jason Campbell; RB Kahlil Bell; RB Armando Allen (exclusive rights); OT Jonathan Scott; OG Lance Louis; OG Chilo Rachal; C Chris Spencer; DL Israel Idonije; DL Henry Melton; DL Amobi Okoye; DL Nate Collins (RFA); LB Brian Urlacher; LB Geno Hayes; LB Nick Roach; DB Zackary Bowman; DB Kelvin Hayden; DB D.J. Moore; DB Troy Nolan; PK Olindo Mare.

Lions:  RB Kevin Smith; RB Joique Bell (exclusive rights); RB Jerome Harrison; RB Stefan Logan; WR Kris Durham (exclusive rights); WR Kassim Osgood; TE Will Heller; OT Jason Fox (RFA); OT Gosder Cherilus; OT Corey Hilliard; C Dylan Gandy; C Don Muhlbach; DL Cliff Avril; DL Andre Fluellen; DL Sammie Lee Hill; DL Lawrence Jackson; DL Corey Williams; DL Willie Young (RFA); LB Justin Durant; LB DeAndre Levy; DB Drayton Florence; DB Louis Delmas; DB Chris Houston; DB Jacob Lacey; DB Pat Lee; DB Ricardo Silva (exclusive rights); DB Amari Spievey (RFA); PK Jason Hanson; P Nick Harris.

Vikings: RB Jerome Felton; WR Jerome Simpson; WR Devin Aromashodu; OT Phil Loadholt; OT Troy Kropog (RFA); OT Geoff Schwartz; C Joe Berger; LB Jasper Brinkley; LB Erin Henderson; LB Marvin Mitchell; DB A.J. Jefferson; DB Jamarca Sanford; DB Andrew Sendejo (exclusive rights); DB Marcus Sherels (exclusive rights).

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Giants: QB David Carr; RB Andre Brown (RFA); RB Kregg Lumpkin; RB Ryan Torain (RFA); WR Victor Cruz (RFA); WR Domenik Hixon; WR Ramses Barden; TE Travis Beckum; TE Martellus Bennett; OT Will Beatty; OT Sean Locklear; OG Kevin Boothe; C Jim Cordle (exclusive rights); DL Osi Umenyiora; DL Rocky Bernard; DL Adrian Tracy (exclusive rights); DL Justin Trattou (exclusive rights); LB Chase Blackburn; LB Keith Rivers; DB Kenny Phillips; DB Justin Tryon; DB Stevie Brown (RFA); DB Bruce Johnson; DB Brian Witherspoon; K Lawrence Tynes.

Cowboys: RB Felix Jones; WR Kevin Ogletree; TE John Phillips; OG Derrick Dockery; C Phil Costa (RFA); DL Kenyon Coleman; DL L.P. Ladouceur; DL Brian Schaefering (exclusive rights); LB Anthony Spencer; LB Victor Butler; LB Brady Poppinga; LB Ernie Sims; DB Mike Jenkins; DB Charlie Peprah; DB Michael Coe; DB Eric Frampton; DB Danny McCray (RFA); P Brian Moorman.

Eagles:  OG Jake Scott; C Jon Dorenbos; DL Darryl Tapp; DL Derek Landri; LB Akeem Jordan; DB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie; DB Colt Anderson (RFA).

Redskins: QB Rex Grossman; RB Darrel Young (RFA); WR Brandon Banks (RFA); TE Fred Davis; TE Chris Cooley; TE Logan Paulsen (RFA); OT Jordan Black; OT Jammal Brown; OT Tyler Polumbus; C Nick Sundberg (RFA); LB Lorenzo Alexander; LB Rob Jackson (RFA); LB Bryan Kehl; LB Chris Wilson; DL Kedric Golston; DL Kentwan Balmer; DL Chris Baker (RFA); DB Madieu Williams; DB Cedric Griffin; DB Tanard Jackson; P Sav Rocca; OG Kory Lichtensteiger.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Broncos:  RB Lance Ball (RFA); RB Chris Gronkowski (RFA); WR Brandon Stokley; WR Matt Willis; C Dan Koppen; OT Ryan Clady; OT Chris Clark (RFA); DL Ty Warren; DL Justin Bannan; DL Jason Hunter; DL Kevin Vickerson; DL Mitch Unrein (exclusive rights); LB Keith Brooking; DB Tracy Porter; DB Jim Leonhard; DB David Bruton; DB Tony Carter (exclusive rights); P Britton Colquitt (RFA).

Chargers: RB Jackie Battle; RB Ronnie Brown; RB Curtis Brinkey (RFA); WR Danario Alexander (RFA); WR Seyi Ajirotutu (RFA); WR Richard Goodman (exclusive rights); WR Michael Spurlock; TE Dante Rosario; OT Brandyn Dombrowski; OG Tyronne Green; OG Rex Hadnot; OG Louis Vasquez; OG Reggie Wells; C Mike Windt (RFA); DL Aubrayo Franklin; DL Antwan Barnes; DL Vaughn Martin; LB Shaun Phillips; LB Gary Guyton; LB Demorrio Williams; DB Quentin Jammer; DB Chris Carr; DB Antoine Cason; DB Corey Lynch; K Nick Novak.

Chiefs:  QB Brady Quinn; RB Peyton Hillis; WR Dwayne Bowe; TE Steve Maneri (exclusive rights); TE Martin Rucker (RFA); TE Jake O’Connell; OT Branden Albert; OG Russ Hochstein; OG Bryan Mattison (exclusive rights); C Thomas Gafford; DL Glenn Dorsey; DL Shaun Smith; DL Ropati Pitoitua; LB Edgar Jones; LB Brandon Siler; LB Leon Williams
DB Travis Daniels; DB Abram Elam; DB Kyle McCarthy (exclusive rights); P Dustin Colquitt.

Raiders: QB Matt Leinart; RB Mike Goodson; RB Jeremy Stewart (exclusive rights); WR Derek Hagan; WR Duke Calhoun (exclusive rights); TE Brandon Myers; OT Khalif Barnes; OT Zach Hurd (exclusive rights); OG Cooper Carlisle; OG Alex Parson (exclusive rights); DL Richard Seymour; DL Matt Shaughnessy; DL Desmond Bryant; DL Andre Carter; LB Omar Gaither; LB Philip Wheeler; LB Kaelin Burnett (exclusive rights); DB Shawntae Spencer; DB Phillip Adams; DB Matt Giordano; DB Joselio Hanson; DB Michael Mitchell; DB Coye Francies (exclusive rights); DB Brandian Ross (exclusive rights); P Shane Lechler.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Texans: RB James Casey; RB Justin Forsett; OT Ryan Harris; OT Rashad Butler; OT Andrew Gardner; OG Antoine Caldwell; DL Shaun Cody; LB Connor Barwin; LB Tim Dobbins; LB Bradie James; LB Barrett Ruud; LB Mister Alexander (exclusive rights); LB Keyaron Fox; LB Jesse Nading; DB Alan Ball; DB Stanford Routt; DB Glover Quin; DB Quentin Demps; DB Brice McCain; PK Shayne Graham; P Donnie Jones.

Colts: QB Drew Stanton; RB Mewelde Moore; RB Deji Karim (exclusive rights); WR Donnie Avery; OT Winston Justice
OT Jeff Linkenbach (RFA); OG Seth Olsen (RFA); OG Joe Reitz (exclusive rights); OG Tony Hills; DL Antonio Johnson
DL Fili Moala; DL Martin Tevaseu (exclusive rights); LB Dwight Freeney; LB Moise Fokou; LB Jamaal Westerman; LB A.J. Edds (RFA); DB Darius Butler; DB Jerraud Powers; DB Cassius Vaughn (RFA); DB Josh Gordy (exclusive rights); P Pat McAfee.

Titans: RB Javon Ringer; RB Darius Reynaud; RB Quinn Johnson; TE Jared Cook; OG Deuce Lutui; OG Kyle DeVan; OG Leroy Harris; OG Kevin Matthews (exclusive rights); C Fernando Velasco (RFA); DL Jarius Wynn; DL Dave Ball; DL SenDerrick Marks; DL Leger Douzable; LB Will Witherspoon; LB Keyunta Dawson; LB Zac Diles; LB Xavier Adibi; LB Gerald McRath; DB Ryan Mouton; PK Rob Bironas.

Jaguars:  QB Jordan Palmer; RB Rashad Jennings; RB Jalen Parmele; RB Greg Jones; RB Brock Bolen (RFA); RB Keith Toston (exclusive rights); WR Jordan Shipley (RFA); TE Zach Potter (RFA); OT Eben Britton; OG Steve Vallos
C Brad Meester; C John Estes (RFA); DL Terrance Knighton; DL George Selvie (RFA); DL John Chick (exclusive rights)
LB Daryl Smith; LB Kyle Bosworth (RFA); DB Rashean Mathis; DB William Middleton; DB Antwaun Molden; DB Derek Cox.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Ravens: QB Joe Flacco; TE Dennis Pitta (RFA); TE Ed Dickson (RFA); OT Bryant McKinnie; DL Arthur Jones (RFA); LB Paul Kruger; LB Dannell Ellerbe; S Ed Reed; DB Cary Williams; DT Ma’ake Kemoeatu.

Bengals:  RB Cedric Peerman; RB Brian Leonard; RB Bernard Scott; WR Andrew Hawkins (exclusive rights); WR Brandon Tate; OT Andre Smith; DB Nate Clements; DB Chris Crocker; DL Robert Geathers; DL Michael Johnson; DL Wallace Gilberry; DL Pat Sims; LB Rey Maualuga; LB Thomas Howard; LB Manny Lawson; LB Dan Skuta; DB Pacman Jones; DB Jeromy Miles (RFA); DB Terence Newman; PK Josh Brown; PK Mike Nugent; P Kevin Huber; QB Bruce Gradkowski.

Steelers:  QB Byron Leftwich; QB Charlie Batch; RB Rashard Mendenhall; RB Jonathan Dwyer (RFA); RB Ike Redman (RFA); WR Mike Wallace; WR Emmanuel Sanders (RFA); WR Plaxico Burress; OT Max Starks; OG Ramon Foster; OG Doug Legursky; DL Casey Hampton; DL Steve McLendon (RFA); LB Larry Foote; LB Brandon Johnson; DB Keenan Lewis; DB Will Allen; DB Ryan Mundy.

Browns: QB Josh Johnson; WR Josh Cribbs; WR Mohamed Massaquoi; WR Jordan Norwood (exclusive rights); TE Ben Watson; DL Auston English (exclusive rights); DL Juqua Parker; LB Scott Fujita; LB Kaluka Maiava; DB Sheldon Brown; PK Phil Dawson; P Reggie Hodges.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

Patriots: RB Danny Woodhead; WR Wes Welker; WR Julian Edelman; WR Deion Branch; WR Donte’ Stallworth; TE Jake Ballard (exclusive rights); OT Sebastian Vollmer; OG Donald Thomas; DL Trevor Scott; DB Kyle Arrington; DB Aqib Talib; DB Patrick Chung; DB Will Allen; DB Derrick Martin.

Bills: QB Tarvaris Jackson (re-signed 2/15/13); RB Tashard Choice; WR Donald Jones (RFA); WR David Nelson (RFA); OG Andy Levitre; DL Shawne Merriman; DL Kyle Moore; LB Bryan Scott; DB Jairus Byrd; DB Leodis McKelvin; OL Colin Brown (RFA; re-signed 2/15/13); FB Corey McIntyre.

Jets:  RB Shonn Greene; WR Braylon Edwards; WR Chaz Schilens; TE Dustin Keller; OT Austin Howard (RFA); OG Brandon Moore; OG Matt Slauson; DL Mike DeVito; LB Bryan Thomas; DB Yeremiah Bell; DB LaRon Landry; K Nick Folk.

Dolphins: QB Matt Moore; RB Reggie Bush; WR Brian Hartline; TE Anthony Fasano; OT Jake Long; DL Randy Starks; DB Sean Smith; DB Chris Clemons; DB Tyrone Culver.

Source:  Rotoworld.com.

[Editor's note:  The 2011 labor deal allows teams to carry over unused salary-cap space.  Or to not carry it over.  Listed below is the cap adjustment that is available to each team.  Unless otherwise noted, the entire amount comes from cap money that can be carried over.  The Cowboys and Redskins have net cap reductions based on $5 million and $18 million in cap penalties, respectively, for the 2013 league year.  These numbers do not reflect availavle cap space but the amount of extra (or for the Cowboys and Redskins reduced) cap space over (or below) the unadjusted cap number, which is expected to be in the vicinity of $121 million per team.]

Eagles:  $23.0 million.

Jaguars:  $21.1 million ($19.5 million carryover).

Browns:  $14.3 million.

Broncos:  $14.1 million ($11.5 million carryover).

Chiefs:  $14.0 million.

Seahawks:  $13.2 million.

Titans:  $12.8 million.

Bengals:  $10.2 million ($8.5 million carryover).

Buccaneers:  $10.1 million ($8.5 million carryover).

Bills:  $9.8 million.

Vikings:  $9.6 million ($8 million carryover).

Packers:  $7.0 million.

Patriots:  $5.6 million.

Dolphins:  $5.3 million.

Raiders:  $4.5 million.

Panthers:  $3.6 million.

Cardinals:  $3.6 million.

Colts:  $3.5 million.

Jets:  $3.4 million.

Bears:  $3.2 million.

Saints:  $2.7 million.

Texans:  $2.4 million.

Steelers:  $1.4 million ($758,000 carryover).

Falcons:  $1.3 million ($300,000 carryover).

Ravens:  $1.1 million.

Giants:  $1 million.

Chargers:  $995,000.

49ers:  $859,000.

Lions:  $466,000.

Rams:  $247,000.

Cowboys:  minus-$2.67 million ($2.33 million carryover).

Redskins:  minus-$13.8 million ($4.27 million carryover).