08-02-2023, 04:12 AM
(08-01-2023, 10:01 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Bates and Green were also top 5 at their position, Higgins isnt. It would be crazy to pay Higgins that much money.
The non-exclusive franchise tag (pretty much the only one ever used) is not the top-5 paid of that year. It is the top-5 paid of each each over the last 5 years averaged.
For wide receiver, that number was $19.7m in 2023, which would currently be 15th among WRs this year.
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