2004 Franchise and Transition Players

NFL clubs had until 4:00 PM ET Tuesday to designate their franchise and transition players. If you're like a lot of people that don't fully understand the NFL's system of franchise and transition designations, check out this brief explanation. Following is the official list of players that have been tagged.

Franchise
Champ Bailey, CB Washington
Chad Clifton, T Green Bay
Donovin Darius, S Jacksonville
Darren Howard, DE New Orleans
Walter Jones, T Seattle
Peyton Manning, QB Indianapolis (Exclusive)
Chris McAlister, CB Baltimore
Orlando Pace, T St. Louis
Julian Peterson, LB San Francisco (Exclusive)
Charles Woodson, CB Oakland (Exclusive)

Transition
John Tait, T Kansas City