‘Clements has said he wanted to be paid like the best cornerback in the NFL. Leading that list is Denver’s Champ Bailey, who signed a seven-year, $63 million contract with an $18 million signing bonus in 2004. Clements isn’t going to get that kind of money from the Bills, but he would attract a huge contract on the open market. Franchising him makes sense because it would essentially take him off the free agent market and buy the Bills time to work out a long-term deal. The deadline to designate franchise players is Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.’