Mar 24, 2014 - The number of picks a team receives equals the net loss of compensatory free agents up to a maximum of fo
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NFL ANNOUNCES 32 COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES TO 13 CLUBS A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2014 NFL Draft have been awarded to 13 teams, the NFL announced today. Under the rules for compensatory draft selections, a team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous 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 224 choices in the seven rounds of the 2014 NFL Draft (May 8-10), which will kick off in primetime for the fifth consecutive year. The first round will be held on Thursday, May 8 and begin at 8:00 PM ET. The second and third rounds are set for Friday, May 9 at 7:00 PM ET followed by rounds 4-7 on Saturday, May 10 at 12:00 PM ET. 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. The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement limits the number of compensatory picks to the number of clubs then in the league (32). This year, three clubs – Chicago, Atlanta and Cincinnati – qualified for compensatory picks under the net loss formula but will not receive those picks because they ranked 33rd, 34th and 35th, respectively, among all compensatory picks. Atlanta and Cincinnati will receive picks for other compensatory free agents lost who ranked within the top 32 compensatory picks. A fourth club, Oakland, did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents last year but qualified for a compensatory pick because the compensatory free agents lost by the club were ranked higher than the ones they signed (by a specified points differential based upon salary and playing time). Because such picks are awarded after all compensatory picks at the end of the seventh round have been made, Oakland’s pick effectively ranked 36th among all compensatory picks, so the club will not receive a selection. The following 2014 compensatory draft picks have been determined by the NFL Management Council:
ROUND 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5
ROUND CHOICE/ OVERALL SELECTION 33-97 34-98 35-99 36-100 33-133 34-134 35-135 36-136 37-137 38-138 39-139 40-140 33-173 34-174 35-175 36-176
TEAM Pittsburgh Green Bay Baltimore San Francisco Detroit Baltimore Houston Detroit New York Jets Baltimore Atlanta New England Pittsburgh New York Giants Baltimore Green Bay
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
33-209 34-210 35-211 36-212 37-213 38-214 39-215 33-248 34-249 35-250 36-251 37-252 38-253 39-254 40-255 41-256
New York Jets New York Jets Houston Cincinnati New York Jets St. Louis Pittsburgh Dallas St. Louis St. Louis Dallas Cincinnati Atlanta Dallas Atlanta Houston
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed last year by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2014 NFL Draft: ATLANTA
Lost: Gained:
Brent Grimes, Luke McCown (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Christopher Owens, Will Svitek, Vance Walker Osi Umenyiora
BALTIMORE
Lost: Gained:
Dannell Ellerbe, Paul Kruger, Ed Reed, Cary Williams None
CINCINNATI
Lost: Gained:
Josh Brown, Bruce Gradkowski, Manny Lawson, Brian Leonard (did not qualify for a compensatory pick, 32 picks already awarded), Pat Sims, Dan Skuta Josh Johnson, Mike Pollak, Alex Smith
DALLAS
Lost: Gained:
Victor Butler, Kenyon Coleman, Mike Jenkins, John Phillips Justin Durant
DETROIT
Lost: Gained:
Cliff Avril, Gosder Cherilus, Justin Durant, Drayton Florence, Sammie Lee Hill Reggie Bush, Jason Jones, Glover Quin
GREEN BAY
Lost: Gained:
Greg Jennings, Erik Walden None
HOUSTON
Lost: Gained:
Alan Ball, Connor Barwin, James Casey, Justin Forsett, Donnie Jones, Glover Quin Greg Jones, Shane Lechler, Ed Reed
NEW ENGLAND
Lost: Gained:
Patrick Chung, Donald Thomas, Wes Welker, Danny Woodhead Danny Amendola, Isaac Sopoaga, Will Svitek
NEW YORK GIANTS
Lost: Gained:
Martellus Bennett, Chase Blackburn, Domenik Hixon, Osi Umenyiora Josh Brown, Ryan Mundy, Brandon Myers
NEW YORK JETS
Lost: Gained:
Yeremiah Bell, Mike DeVito, Shonn Greene, Dustin Keller, LaRon Landry, Matt Slauson Antwan Barnes, Mike Goodson
PITTSBURGH
Lost: Gained:
Keenan Lewis, Rashard Mendenhall, Ryan Mundy, Mike Wallace Bruce Gradkowski
SAN FRANCISCO
Lost: Gained:
Ted Ginn, Dashon Goldson, Ricky Jean Francois, Isaac Sopoaga, Delanie Walker Craig Dahl, Phil Dawson, Glenn Dorsey, Dan Skuta
ST. LOUIS
Lost: Gained:
Danny Amendola, Craig Dahl, Bradley Fletcher, Brandon Gibson, Robert Turner Jared Cook, Jake Long
TOTAL 2014 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS Baltimore New York Jets Atlanta Dallas Houston Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Detroit Green Bay New England New York Giants San Francisco TOTAL
4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 32
NFL CLUB SUMMARY OF COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1994-2014 * Baltimore Dallas Green Bay Philadelphia Tennessee *** St. Louis ** Pittsburgh New England Buffalo NY Giants San Francisco Cincinnati Indianapolis Seattle Detroit Jacksonville Atlanta San Diego Tampa Bay Chicago Miami Minnesota Oakland Arizona Kansas City Carolina NY Jets Washington New Orleans Denver Houston Cleveland TOTAL
41 33 33 30 30 30 29 27 26 23 23 22 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 9 6 651
* 1994 was the first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded. ** St. Louis picks include those awarded to Los Angeles Rams. *** Tennessee picks include those awarded to Houston Oilers.
