Franchise and Transition Tag Amounts for next year

[Oviedo]

Good info when you think about what you would do? For anyone still stupid enough to think the Rooney's are cheap check out some of the names. We pay our free agents anot someone elses. Thats not cheap, it's smart.

Hopefully it will shine a light of common sense on the free agent acquisition advocates. Top free agents get this kind of money and we aren't paying it. So take that out of your off season plans now, e.g. Cornerback or Safety.

Dollars and Sense:



By Ian Whetstone
SteelCityInsider.com
Posted Jan 8, 2010



SCI salary cap wizard Ian Whetstone projects the NFL's franchise and transition tag tender amounts for 2010.

I'm just wrapping up the end-of-season updates of my salary cap spreadsheets, so I can now project with better confidence the non-exclusive franchise and transition tag amounts for 2010.
I'll be off on some of these numbers for various reasons, but based on the last couple of years these projections usually wind up being pretty close to the mark.

Here are the tender amounts that I'm projecting, along with the player salaries that factored into the amounts:

CORNERBACK

CB Champ Bailey $13,188,525
CB Dunta Robinson $9,957,000
CB Asante Samuel $9,900,000
CB Darrelle Revis $7,425,916
CB Corey Webster $7,357,500
CB Charles Woodson $7,200,000
CB Chris Gamble $7,000,000
CB Kelvin Hayden $6,430,000
CB Antoine Winfield $6,100,000
CB Nnamdi Asomugha $6,000,000
CB Franchise $9,566,000 Transition $8,056,000

DEFENSIVE END

DE Julius Peppers $16,683,000
DE Jared Allen $13,483,344
DE Dwight Freeney $11,220,000
DE Justin Smith $10,083,333
DE Will Smith $9,271,666
DE Corey Williams $8,783,333
DE Aaron Schobel $8,066,670
DE Luis Castillo $8,058,500
DE Leonard Little $7,610,000
DE Derrick Harvey $7,527,500
DE Franchise $12,148,000 Transition $10,079,000

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DT Tommie Harris $8,590,000
DT Albert Haynesworth $7,000,000
DT Shaun Rogers $6,573,333
DT Jonathan Babineaux $6,500,000
DT Casey Hampton $6,452,084
DT Tommy Kelly $6,336,266
DT Kris Jenkins $5,650,000
DT Marcus Stroud $5,591,666
DT John Henderson $5,490,000
DT Pat Williams $5,410,540
DT Franchise $7,023,000 Transition $6,359,000

LINEBACKER

LB DeMarcus Ware $11,437,000
LB Karlos Dansby $9,678,000
LB Brian Urlacher $9,175,505
LB Keith Bulluck $9,108,670
LB Bart Scott $9,000,000
LB Joey Porter $7,200,000
LB Calvin Pace $6,686,862
LB Lance Briggs $6,516,666
LB DJ Williams $6,501,000
LB Julian Peterson $6,500,000
LB Franchise $9,680,000 Transition $8,180,000

OFFENSIVE LINE

OL Joe Staley $13,520,000
OL Jason Peters $12,700,000
OL Walter Jones $9,800,000
OL Jake Long $9,600,000
OL Chad Clifton $8,034,170
OL Jeff Faine $8,000,000
OL Alan Faneca $7,840,000
OL Steve Hutchinson $7,450,000
OL Jeff Backus $7,223,176
OL Kris Dielman $7,200,000
OL Franchise $10,731,000 Transition $9,137,000

PUNTER/KICKER

P/K Shane Lechler $3,100,000
P/K Robbie Gould $2,900,000
P/K Joe Nedney $2,862,500
P/K Adam Vinatieri $2,695,000
P/K Josh Brown $2,600,000
P/K Sebastian Janikowsi $2,510,000
P/K Shayne Graham $2,483,000
P/K Michael Koenen $2,483,000
P/K Kris Brown $2,480,000
P/K Ryan Longwell $2,450,000
P/K Franchise $2,832,000 Transition $2,656,000

QUARTERBACK

QB Peyton Manning $21,199,998
QB Donovan McNabb $16,766,670
QB Matt Cassel $15,200,000
QB Tom Brady $14,620,000
QB Carson Palmer $14,300,000
QB JaMarcus Russell $13,611,455
QB Ben Roethlisberger $13,220,000
QB Eli Manning $13,066,668
QB Brett Favre $12,000,000
QB Phillip Rivers $11,535,000
QB Franchise $16,417,000 Transition $14,552,000

RUNNING BACK

RB Reggie Bush $12,085,000
RB Brian Westbrook $11,883,334
RB LaDainian Tomlinson $7,541,669
RB Steven Jackson $7,399,166
RB Darren Sproles $6,621,000
RB Clinton Portis $6,171,085
RB Frank Gore $6,164,250
RB Jamal Lewis $6,143,750
RB Maurice Jones-Drew $6,090,000
RB Ronnie Brown $6,056,933
RB Franchise $9,106,000 Transition $7,616,000

SAFETY

S Adrian Wilson $7,039,503
S Troy Polamalu $6,495,000
S Ed Reed $6,400,000
S OJ Atogwe $6,342,021
S Chris Hope $6,000,002
S Ken Hamlin $5,805,000
S LaRon Landry $5,644,333
S Bob Sanders $5,630,836
S Madieu Williams $5,286,666
S Kerry Rhodes $5,502,666
S Franchise $6,455,000 Transition $6,015,000

TIGHT END

TE Dallas Clark $6,773,333
TE Daniel Graham $6,450,000
TE Todd Heap $6,367,500
TE Kellen Winslow $5,170,000
TE Vernon Davis $4,780,000
TE Jason Witten $4,700,000
TE Heath Miller $4,672,500
TE Randy McMichael $4,600,000
TE Tony Gonzalez $4,500,000
TE Bo Scaife $4,462,000
TE Franchise $5,908,000 Transition $5,248,000

WIDE RECEIVER

WR Larry Fitzgerald $10,893,332
WR Antonio Bryant $9,884,000
WR Randy Moss $9,650,000
WR Steve Smith $8,997,527
WR Greg Jennings $8,147,500
WR Roddy White $8,106,250
WR Chad Johnson $7,665,574
WR Deion Branch $7,540,000
WR Andre Johnson $7,466,752
WR Laveranues Coles $7,400,000
WR Franchise $9,514,000 Transition $8,575,000

[feltdizz]

This is why it sucks to draft in the top 5..

Jamarcus makes more then Ben?

Reggie Bush makes the most as a RB and the only time I hear his name is when the butt model is mentioned.

[steelblood]

Thanks for the info. I think the only FAs that we have that would be worth a tag are Casey and Reed.

[Oviedo]

Thanks for the info. I think the only FAs that we have that would be worth a tag are Casey and Reed.

Colon is the hard issue here. Is he the best OLmen we have and worth $9M per year under a transition tag?

That decision will determine whether OL is on the table for Round 1 or not.

[Jom112]

DE Derrick Harvey $7,527,500

Thanks for jumping on that grenade Jacksonville...

[SteelerNation1]

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DT Tommie Harris $8,590,000
DT Albert Haynesworth $7,000,000
DT Shaun Rogers $6,573,333
DT Jonathan Babineaux $6,500,000
DT Casey Hampton $6,452,084
DT Tommy Kelly $6,336,266
DT Kris Jenkins $5,650,000
DT Marcus Stroud $5,591,666
DT John Henderson $5,490,000
DT Pat Williams $5,410,540
DT Franchise $7,023,000 Transition $6,359,000

Really, franchising Snack may not be a bad idea. I'm just worried we get an "unmotivated" 7 million dollar man if we do it.

[Oviedo]

DE Derrick Harvey $7,527,500

Thanks for jumping on that grenade Jacksonville...

I guess one good thing about the 3-4 defense is it will cheaper to resign Woodley as a LB than a DE.

[SteelBucks]

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DT Tommie Harris $8,590,000
DT Albert Haynesworth $7,000,000
DT Shaun Rogers $6,573,333
DT Jonathan Babineaux $6,500,000
DT Casey Hampton $6,452,084
DT Tommy Kelly $6,336,266
DT Kris Jenkins $5,650,000
DT Marcus Stroud $5,591,666
DT John Henderson $5,490,000
DT Pat Williams $5,410,540
DT Franchise $7,023,000 Transition $6,359,000

Really, franchising Snack may not be a bad idea. I'm just worried we get an "unmotivated" 7 million dollar man if we do it.

That's my fear as well. Hampton said he would hold out if they use the Tag on him and would only report if a long term contract could be reached.

[feltdizz]

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DT Tommie Harris $8,590,000
DT Albert Haynesworth $7,000,000
DT Shaun Rogers $6,573,333
DT Jonathan Babineaux $6,500,000
DT Casey Hampton $6,452,084
DT Tommy Kelly $6,336,266
DT Kris Jenkins $5,650,000
DT Marcus Stroud $5,591,666
DT John Henderson $5,490,000
DT Pat Williams $5,410,540
DT Franchise $7,023,000 Transition $6,359,000

Really, franchising Snack may not be a bad idea. I'm just worried we get an "unmotivated" 7 million dollar man if we do it.

Hampton is worth it IMO.. I haven't seen the drop off some people claim to see...
Like Snack said.. he's been in shape, out of shape.. doesn't matter..

[feltdizz]

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

DT Tommie Harris $8,590,000
DT Albert Haynesworth $7,000,000
DT Shaun Rogers $6,573,333
DT Jonathan Babineaux $6,500,000
DT Casey Hampton $6,452,084
DT Tommy Kelly $6,336,266
DT Kris Jenkins $5,650,000
DT Marcus Stroud $5,591,666
DT John Henderson $5,490,000
DT Pat Williams $5,410,540
DT Franchise $7,023,000 Transition $6,359,000

Really, franchising Snack may not be a bad idea. I'm just worried we get an "unmotivated" 7 million dollar man if we do it.

That's my fear as well. Hampton said he would hold out if they use the Tag on him and would only report if a long term contract could be reached.

oh.. well then we need to back load a contract or let him walk.