‘The cost of putting a franchise tag on a cornerback is $5.89 million. Last year the tag for cornerbacks cost $8.8 million. The franchise tag represents the average of the top five salary cap figures for the position the previous season. Denver’s Champ Bailey signed a giant contract with an $18 million bonus in 2004. That inflated the cap figure. It came back down this offseason because fewer top cornerbacks hit the open market in 2005.’