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The 2021 NFL franchise tag deadline came and went Tuesday, with nine different teams exercising the tag to secure top free agents ahead of next week's official offseason kickoff: 10 if you count the tagging , which is merely a procedural move for the quarterback's new long-term deal. Some tags were widely expected, and others were a bit more surprising. But while the deadline pa sing means all eyes will now turn to the open market, which begins with a legal tampering window starting March 15, plenty of teams must still deal with the ramifications of Tuesday's tags.Who won Tuesday's franchise tag deadline? Who lost? Here's our best initial read of the landscape: Ed Davis Jersey No tag from Green Bay? No problem. Jones probably wouldn't mind striking a long-term deal to be a "Packer for life," as he's talked about, but his leverage now goes up with free agency looming. If he gets free, he'll cash in as the clear-cut top unsigned running back. Can't you just envision the jersey now?They've still got work to do to lock up , but if long-term talks are already underway, that's a good sign. It helps that Barrett would be returning to a roster that'll still feature and . The former is a logical candidate for his own extension now that he's been tagged for 2021, and David's reported two-year, $25 million pact to lead Todd Bowles' defense is a home run for both sides. Mike Conley Jr. Jersey squad has done just about everything right so far. The apparently aren't even going to put up a fight (at least officially) to prevent him from testing free agency. Golladay will be free to sign wherever he wants, and with Godwin and tagged, he's due to lead the 2021 receiver market.Tagged for a second year in a row, he'll earn a guaranteed $19.35 million in 2021. Worst-case scenario, he rakes in that dough and looks to cash in again as a 2022 free agent. Alternatively, he gets big bucks to stay in New York as the ' top defensive lineman.They've still got QB to figure out, but when they do, they can rest a sured they'll have rock-solid tackle in tow after the tag. Moton is a young, rising bookend, which is worth a lot. He feels like exactly the kind of guy who could be extended, too. They get a mention here just for rubbing the salary Bojan Bogdanovic Jersey cap in our faces again. More than $40 million over the cap, and somehow they've got room to tag young safety ? He seems like a prime candidate to stick around on a long-term deal.Teams looking for pa s rushersLeonard Williams was the only defensive lineman to be tagged. Even if Barrett re-ups in Tampa Bay, the free agent market is set to be loaded with quality edge rushers. Between and and and and , there is a huge crop of unsigned talent ready to be pursued.Allen RobinsonHave you ever been trapped in the city of Chicago and/or with undesirable QB situations? Then you can relate. A-Rob would've had a dozen aggre sive suitors had he hit the market. Now, he might be in for a game of hardball with a desperate front office that doesn't want to let its No. 1 wideout walk but has failed to give Andrei Kirilenko Jersey him a long-term deal for months. Don't rule out a future trade. We get the idea of securing an incumbent left tackle ahead of presumptive No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence's arrival, but guaranteeing $14.5 million to on the tag after the vet graded among the worst pa s protectors of 2020 in a contract year? Don't love it. Why not use the cash to spend big for, say, or another free agent?Golladay wasn't likely to stick around Detroit anyway, but the Lions' new QB might've at least preferred his team make an effort at giving him someone to throw the ball to. Now, Goff is positioned to be pa sing to ... ? ? Is the second guy even real? Eh, maybe it won't matter anyway, because the Lions seem pretty open to drafting Goff's Ricky Rubio Jersey replacement.Teams looking for star receiversDon't get it twisted: The 2021 free-agent WR cla s is deep. Underrated options like T.Y. Hilton and could be bargain additions. But with Godwin and Robinson both off the board, a handful of receiver-needy teams will be mi sing out on maybe the only true No. 1 options that were supposed to be available. Golladay is close to that caliber, but A-Rob and Godwin would've elicited countle s lucrative offers. Time to pay up for and .