Sometimes, it can pay not to pay. In addition to the seven draft picks each NFL team starts with, there will be 35 additional, compensatory picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Fourteen teams have been ...

NFL compensatory picks help teams mitigate free-agency losses by awarding extra draft selections to those who lose more unrestricted free agents than they sign. Important factors include contract size ...

We've been tracking the potential compensatory fourth-round pick the Detroit Lions could have gotten for D.J. Reed for a ...

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On March 14, the NFL announced 35 compensatory draft picks awarded to 16 teams, updating the order for the 2025 NFL Draft, which is taking place from April 24-26 in Green Bay. The league had ...

On the second day of the NFL's legal tampering period, the league announced the 35 compensatory picks that have been awarded to teams in the 2025 NFL Draft. These picks come in the third through ...

The 2024 NFL Draft is here, and 14 teams received additional picks beyond the standard allotment when the league awarded 34 compensatory draft picks in early March. Compensatory picks are awarded to ...

The NFL Draft is where teams select new players to join their rosters, but not all picks are the same. Some teams receive extra selections called compensatory picks. These special picks are awarded to ...

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Every football fan should already be aware that there are seven rounds in the NFL Draft. Ever ponder why certain clubs receive compensatory picks and the mechanism behind those selections? Now let's ...

It's no secret that many teams are now crafting their free-agency philosophies around the value of receiving potential compensatory selections in any given year. So, how do compensatory picks work?

Losing a top-flight free agent is devastating for the franchise burned by the departure of a star, but the spoils of that disappointment are often felt a year later in the form of a compensatory draft ...