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I was reading through the Franchise Tag information in the CBA because of the talk of Mario Williams potentially becoming a free agent due to the Texans lack of cap space. And I found that the equation for the franchise tag has changed and is more complex than before.
And here is the Appendix E example:
http://www.thenetrat.com/cba-2011-2020.pdf
I believe that this is designed to roll back the franchise tag numbers a bit, but it's definitely a major difference that really didn't get talked about previously. And it will have a direct effect on the negotiations with Wes Welker..
I wonder if Miguel has the franchise tag numbers from the previous years somewhere in his files..
The Nonexclusive Franchise Tender
shall be a one year NFL Player Contract for (A) the average of the five largest Prior Year Salaries for players at the position (within the categories set forth in Section 7(a) below) at which the Franchise Player participated in the most plays during the prior League Year, which average shall be calculated by: (1) summing the amounts of the Franchise Tags for players at that position for the five preceding League Years; (2) dividing the resulting amount by the sum of the Salary Caps for the five preceding League Years (using the average of the amounts of the 2009 and 2011 Salary Caps as the Salary Cap amount for the 2010 League Year); and (3) multiplying the resulting percentage by the
Salary Cap for the upcoming League Year (e.g., when calculating the Tender for the 2012 League Year, dividing the aggregate sum of the Franchise Tags for players at that position for the 2007–2011 League Years by the aggregate sum of the Salary Caps for the 2007–2011 League Years and multiplying the result by the amount of the Salary Cap for the 2012 League Year) (the “Cap Percentage Average”) (
And here is the Appendix E example:
http://www.thenetrat.com/cba-2011-2020.pdf
Set forth below are hypothetical examples for illustrative purposes only.
Example 1: Calculation of the Non-Exclusive Franchise Tender for a linebacker for the 2012 League Year:
2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 ’11–’07 Sum
Franchise Tag* N/A $10.091 $9.68 $8.304 $8.065 $7.206 $43.346
Salary Cap $125.0 $120.375 $121.6875 $123.0 $116.0 $109.0 $590.0625
*Note: the “Franchise Tag” for 2011 equals the average of the five largest Salaries (as defined in Article 10) for linebackers from the 2010 League Year; the “Franchise Tag” for 2010 equals the average of the five largest Salaries (as defined in Article 10) for linebackers from the 2009 League Year, and so on.
Σ (Franchise Tags 2007–2011) ÷ Σ (Salary Caps 2007 –2011) = 7.346% ($43.346 ÷ $590.0625). If the 2012 Salary Cap was $125 million, then the 2012 Non-Exclusive Franchise Tender for a linebacker would be $9.183 million (7.346% of $125 million), or 120% of the player’s 2011 Salary (as defined in Article 10), whichever is greater.
I believe that this is designed to roll back the franchise tag numbers a bit, but it's definitely a major difference that really didn't get talked about previously. And it will have a direct effect on the negotiations with Wes Welker..
I wonder if Miguel has the franchise tag numbers from the previous years somewhere in his files..
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