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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There's no greater motivation than a deadline. Teams had until 4 p.m. ET Monday to use the franchise tag, and in the end, six teams opted to use the tender. The Broncos, Chiefs, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants and Patriots locked players into one-year guaranteed deals using the franchise tag Monday, and while some were surprises (Charles Clay, Stephen Gostkowski), others were expected (Dez Bryant, Demaryius Thomas, Justin Houston).\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Players hit with the exclusive tag cannot negotiate with other teams; players hit with the non-exclusive or transition tag can negotiate with other teams, but the incumbent club has the right to match any offer. Once hit with the exclusive tag, a player has until July 15 to negotiate a long-term deal with his team.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;2015 NFL Mock Draft: Jameis goes No. 1&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;| 2015 NFL draft Big Board&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among the names not tagged during this period: Ndamukong Suh, Devin McCourty, Jeremy Maclin, Randall Cobb, Jordan Cameron, Jerry Hughes.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The number of players tagged matches last year's total.\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Broncos&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tagged WR Demaryius Thomas &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;with non-exclusive tag&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Chiefs&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tagged OLB Justin Houston&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;with non-exclusive tag&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Cowboys&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Tagged WR Dez Bryant&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;(projected WR tag value: $12.8M)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Dolphins&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tagged TE Charles Clay with transition tag &lt;/strong&gt;(projected value: $7.07M)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Giants&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tagged DE Jason Pierre-Paul&lt;/strong&gt; (projected DE tag value:$14.7M)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Patriots&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tagged K Stephen Gostkowski &lt;/strong&gt;(projected K tag value: $4.1M)&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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