NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT
CHOICES TO 15 CLUBS
A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2008 NFL Draft have been awarded to 15 teams, the NFL announced today.
Under terms of the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in a year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks.
The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of four. The 32 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 220 choices in the seven rounds of the 2008 NFL Draft (April 26-27). This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula.
One club this year (St. Louis) will receive a compensatory pick even though it did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents. Under the formula, the compensatory free agents St. Louis lost were ranked higher than the ones it signed (by a specified point differential based upon salary and performance).
The following 2008 draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:
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ROUND CHOICE/ |
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ROUND |
OVERALL SELECTION |
TEAM | |
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3 |
33-96 |
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Washington |
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3 |
34-97 |
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Cincinnati |
|
3 |
35-98 |
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Atlanta |
|
3 |
36-99 |
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Baltimore |
|
4 |
33-131 |
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Philadelphia |
|
4 |
34-132 |
|
Buffalo |
|
4 |
35-133 |
|
Baltimore |
|
4 |
36-134 |
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Tennessee |
|
4 |
37-135 |
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Green Bay |
|
5 |
33-166 |
|
San Diego |
|
6 |
33-199 |
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New York Giants |
|
6 |
34-200 |
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Philadelphia |
|
6 |
35-201 |
|
Indianapolis |
|
6 |
36-202 |
|
Indianapolis |
|
6 |
37-203 |
|
Philadelphia |
|
6 |
38-204 |
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Miami |
|
6 |
39-205 |
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Indianapolis |
|
6 |
40-206 |
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Baltimore |
|
6 |
41-207 |
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Cincinnati |
|
7 |
33-240 |
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Baltimore |
|
7 |
34-241 |
|
Carolina |
|
7 |
35-242 |
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Washington |
|
7 |
36-243 |
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Chicago |
|
7 |
37-244 |
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Cincinnati |
|
7 |
38-245 |
|
Miami |
|
7 |
39-246 |
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Cincinnati |
|
7 |
40-247 |
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Chicago |
|
7 |
41-248 |
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Chicago |
|
7 |
42-249 |
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