CORNERBACK: $9.566 million (franchise), $8.056 million (transition) DEFENSIVE END: $12.398m, $10.193m DEFENSIVE TACKLE: $7.003m, $6.353m LINEBACKER: $9.680m, $8.373m OFFENSIVE LINE: $10.731m, $9.142m PUNTER/KICKER: $2.814m, $2.629m QUARTERBACK: $16.405m, $14.546m RUNNING BACK: $8.156m, $7.151m SAFETY: $6.455m, $6.011m TIGHT END: $5.908m, $5.248m WIDE RECEIVER: $9.521m, $8.651m The franchise tag is an average of the top five salaries at a position for the 2009 season. (Or, in the case of "exclusive" franchise tags, the average of the top five salaries as of a TBD date this coming April.) The transition tag is an average of the top 10.