Only eight teams use the franchise tag

Last year, a record 21 teams used the franchise tag. This year, only eight did. With the deadline to place the franchise tag having passed, here’s the full list of franchise players for 2013, with the one-year tender offer that comes with that player’s position: Buffalo: S Jairus Byrd ($6,916,000) Chicago: DT Henry Melton ($8,450,000)…