At 4:00 p.m. ET, on Monday, the deadline passed for teams to apply the franchise tag on one of their free agents, allowing them to keep that player on a one-year deal for an average of the five highest-paid players at the player's position over the last five years. Teams can continue to negotiate long-term extensions for that player under the franchise tag.
Below is the full list of players who have officially received the franchise tag.
| 2012 Franchise Tags |
| Team |
Player |
Position |
Franchise tag cost |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
DeSean Jackson |
WR |
$9.4 million |
| Oakland Raiders |
Tyvon Branch |
S |
$6.2 million |
| Atlanta Falcons |
Brent Grimes |
CB |
$10.2 million |
| Baltimore Ravens |
Ray Rice |
RB |
$7.7 million |
| San Francisco 49ers |
Dashon Goldson |
S |
$6.2 million |
| Washington Redskins |
Fred Davis |
TE |
$5.4 million |
| Arizona Cardinals |
Calais Campbell |
DE |
$10.6 million |
| Indianapolis Colts |
Robert Mathis |
DE |
$10.6 million |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
Mike Nugent |
K |
$2.7 million |
| Cleveland Browns |
Phil Dawson |
K |
$2.7 million |
| Chicago Bears |
Matt Forte |
RB |
$7.7 million |
| New Orleans Saints |
Drew Brees |
QB |
$14.4 million |
| Jacksonville Jaguars |
Josh Scobee |
K |
$2.7 million |
| Detroit Lions |
Cliff Avril |
DE |
$10.6 million |
| Denver Broncos |
Matt Prater |
K |
$2.7 million |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Connor Barth |
K |
$2.7 million |
| Tennesee Titans |
Michael Griffin |
S |
$6.2 million |
| New England Patriots |
Wes Welker |
WR |
$9.4 million |
| Kansas City Chiefs |
Dwayne Bowe |
WR |
$9.4 million |
| Dallas Cowboys |
Anthony Spencer |
LB |
$8.8 million |
| New York Giants |
Steve Weatherford |
P |
$2.6 million |
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