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#1 Apr 01 2008 at 5:00 AM Rating: Good
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A pretty vague story, but interesting nonetheless

I kind of wonder what brought this about. Maybe one of your smrt folks could clue me in?
#2 Apr 01 2008 at 5:01 AM Rating: Good
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04/01/08


Nvm, was written on March 31st.

Edited, Apr 1st 2008 10:02am by Uglysasquatch
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#3 Apr 01 2008 at 5:02 AM Rating: Good
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Uglysasquatch, Mercenary Major wrote:
04/01/08


Work with me here...
#4 Apr 01 2008 at 5:06 AM Rating: Good
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They do this every year, to compensate teams who've lost players to other teams etc. The rules are byzantine and complicated, but I imagine googling "NFL compensatory draft picks" would lead you to this:


Compensatory Picks

In addition to the 32 picks in each round, there are a total of up to 32 picks dispersed at the ends of Rounds 3 through 7. These picks, known as "compensatory picks," are awarded to teams that have lost more qualifying free agents than they gained the previous year in free agency. Teams that gain and lose the same number of players but lose higher-valued players than they gain also can be awarded a pick, but only in the seventh round, after the other compensatory picks. Compensatory picks cannot be traded, and the placement of the picks is determined by a proprietary formula based on the player's salary, playing time and postseason honors with his new team, with salary being the primary factor. So, for example, a team that lost a linebacker who signed for $2.5 million per year in free agency might get a sixth-round compensatory pick, while a team that lost a wide receiver who signed for $5 million per year might receive a fourth-round pick.

If fewer than 32 such picks are awarded, the remaining picks are awarded in the order in which teams would pick in a hypothetical eighth round of the draft.

Compensatory picks are awarded each year at the NFL annual meeting which is held at the end of March; typically, about three or four weeks before the draft.


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