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Franchise numbers are expected to go up, a little | ProFootballTalk
Last year, the first under the new CBA, the franchise numbers dropped dramatically, even though the cap went up slightly. The reduction comes from a new formula that takes the value of franchise tags for the last five years, adds them up, divides them by the total value of the salary cap for the last five years, and multiplies the resulting percentage by the salary cap for the current year. So the number is ultimately driven by a percentage of the cap, not by what the highest-paid players at each position make. Eventually, the franchise tags will settle in as a fixed percentage of the salary cap, remaining the same each year and only rising based on how much the cap rises.
Last year, the first under the new CBA, the franchise numbers dropped dramatically, even though the cap went up slightly. The reduction comes from a new formula that takes the value of franchise tags for the last five years, adds them up, divides them by the total value of the salary cap for the last five years, and multiplies the resulting percentage by the salary cap for the current year. So the number is ultimately driven by a percentage of the cap, not by what the highest-paid players at each position make. Eventually, the franchise tags will settle in as a fixed percentage of the salary cap, remaining the same each year and only rising based on how much the cap rises.
