How much is the Franchise tag worth for each position? Find out here
Many NFL teams will be faced with a decision of what they will do with free agents whose contracts are expiring, but how much will it cost them? Well here is the 2015 franchise tag totals.
Justin Houston, Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas, Randall Cobb, Ndamukong Suh, and many others will be guys to keep an eye on for these figures.
| Position-by-position franchise tags | |||
| Position | Percent of cap | 2015 total | 2014 total |
| QB | 12.942% | $18.38M (of $142M cap) | $16.91M |
| OL | 9.034% | $12.83M | $11.65M |
| WR | 8.949% | $12.71M | $12.31M |
| RB | 7.643% | $10.85M | $9.54M |
| TE | 5.825% | $8.27M | $7.035M |
| K/P | 2.88% | $4.09M | $3.56M |
| DE | 10.339% | $14.68M | $13.12M |
| LB | 9.209% | $13.08M | $11.46M |
| CB | 9.125% | $12.96M | $11.83M |
| DT | 7.812% | $11.09M | $9.65M |
| S | 6.713% | $9.53M | $8.44M |
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