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Only 8 franchise tags used

Buffalo Bills free safety Jairus Byrd flexes his

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All 32 teams have the option to use the franchise tag on a designated player - all but assuring that player would be with his respective team for at least the 2013 season - but only eight teams opted to use it. 

The Giants and Jets opted not to. 

Here's a look at who used the tag: 

* The Bills used it on ball-hawking safety Jairus Byrd. 

* The Bengals...

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