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Big payoff for Rice, franchise tags?

Ray Rice celebrates with participants after finishing jumping

Photo credit: Rory Glaeseman

After Drew Brees signed his long-term deal with the Saints over the weekend, there are still 12 players designated with the franchise tag who have yet to earn multi-year contracts. The deadline for those long-term deals is 4 p.m. today; if the players do not sign multi-year pacts by then, they’ll be forced to play the 2012 season on one-year deals.

The dozen players who are still holding out...

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