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MAQB: 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.