Champion New England Patriots get another draft pick
As if they need any help, the New England Patriots will receive one of the 32 compensatory choices in the 2017 NFL Draft, the NFL announced today.
New England is coming off a thrilling Super Bowl LI overtime win over Atlanta.
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.
In the Patriots case, they lost Akiem Hicks and Tavon Wilson and gained Shea McClellin. The Patriots received a fifth round pick, 185 overall selection. The compensatory picks are positioned within the third through seventh rounds and are based on the value of the compensatory free agents lost.
Compensatory picks may be traded this year. A rule change approved by clubs in 2015 permits compensatory draft picks to be traded beginning in 2017.
The Patriots have eight selections in 2017 NFL Draft, which will be held on April 27-29 in Philadelphia.
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Here are the 2017 NFL compensatory picks:
Round | Round Choice/ Overall Selection | Team |
33-97 | Miami | |
3 | 34-98 | Carolina |
3 | 35-99 | Baltimore |
3 | 36-100 | Los Angeles Rams |
3 | 37-101 | Denver |
3 | 38-102 | Seattle |
3 | 39-103 | Cleveland |
3 | 40-104 | Kansas City |
3 | 41-105 | Pittsburgh |
3 | 42-106 | Seattle |
3 | 43-107 | New York Jets |
4 | 32-138 | Cincinnati |
4 | 33-139 | Cleveland |
4 | 35-141* | Los Angeles Rams |
4 | 36-142 | Cleveland |
4 | 37-143 | San Francisco |
4 | 38-144 | Indianapolis |
5 | 33-178 | Cincinnati |
5 | 34-179 | Denver |
5 | 35-180 | Miami |
5 | 36-181 | Arizona |
5 | 37-182 | Kansas City |
5 | 38-183 | Cleveland |
5 | 39-184 | Green Bay |
5 | 40-185 | New England |
5 | 41-186 | Miami |
6 | 33-218 | Kansas City |
6 | 34-219 | Cincinnati |
6 | 35-220 | Kansas City |
7 | 33-253 | Cincinnati |
7 | 34-254 | Denver |
7 | 35-255 | Denver |
*As the result of League discipline, the New York Giants’ original selection in Round 4 (4-23-130) has been relegated to selection 4-34-140. Because that pick is a regular selection, it does not appear on the above list of compensatory draft selections.
This story was originally published February 24, 2017 at 2:48 PM with the headline "Champion New England Patriots get another draft pick."