NFL ANNOUNCES 27 COMPENSATORY DRAFT
CHOICES TO 16 CLUBS
A total of 27 compensatory choices in the 1999 NFL Draft have been awarded to 16 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 27 compensatory choices announced today will supplement the 224 choices in the regular seven rounds of the 1999 NFL Draft. 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 and performance. The formula was developed by the NFL Management Council. Not every free agent lost or signed by a club is covered by this formula. Two clubs this year (Atlanta and Buffalo) will receive a compensatory pick even though they did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents. Under the formula, the compensatory free agents these teams lost were ranked higher than the ones they signed (by a specified point differential based on salary and performance).
The following 1999 draft picks have been approved by the NFL Management Council Executive Committee:
ROUND |
OVERALL SELECTION |
TEAM |
3 |
96 |
Green Bay |
3 |
97 |
Pittsburgh |
4 |
130 |
Philadelphia |
4 |
131 |
Baltimore |
4 |
132 |
Philadelphia |
4 |
133 |
Green Bay |
4 |
134 |
Dallas |
4 |
135 |
Green Bay |
5 |
168 |
Pittsburgh |
5 |
169 |
Denver |
5 |
170 |
Arizona |
5 |
171 |
Minnesota |
6 |
204 |
Arizona |
6 |
205 |
Green Bay |
6 |
206 |
Denver |
6 |
207 |
Arizona |
7 |
240 |
NY Giants |
7 |
241 |
Arizona |
7 |
242 |
Tampa Bay |
7 |
243 |
New England |
7 |
244 |
Jacksonville |
7 |
245 |
Dallas |
7 |
246 |
Miami |
7 |
247 |
Cincinnati |
7 |
248 |
Jacksonville |
7 |
249 |
Atlanta |
7 |
250 |
Buffalo |
7 |
251 |
Cincinnati |
7 |
252 |
Indianapolis |
7 |
253 |
Philadelphia |
7 |
254 |
St. Louis |
Picks 251-254 are non-compensatory picks (based on the draft-order formula) to fulfill the number of draft choices permitted by agreement with the NFL Players Association in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed by the clubs which will receive compensatory picks in the 1999 NFL Draft (April 17-18):
| ARIZONA | Lost: | Brent Alexander, Michael Bankston, Mike Caldwell, Jeff Feagles, Kent Graham, Eric Hill, Kevin Williams |
| Signed: | Mario Bates | |
| ATLANTA | Lost: | Bert Emanuel, Dan Owens, Matt Willig |
| Signed: | Randy Fuller, Eugene Robinson, Dave Widell | |
| BALTIMORE | Lost: | Derrick Alexander, Antonio Langham |
| Signed: | Roosevelt Potts | |
| BUFFALO | Lost: | Jeff Burris, Corbin Lacina, Bryce Paup |
| Signed: | Sam Gash, Joe Panos, Kevin Williams | |
| CINCINNATI | Lost: | Andre Collins, Gerald Dixon, Ricardo McDonald |
| Signed: | Michael Bankston, Thomas Randolph | |
| DALLAS | Lost: | John Flannery, George Hegamin, Brock Marion |
| Signed: | Everett McIver | |
| DENVER | Lost: | Allen Aldridge, Brian Habib |
| GREEN BAY | Lost: | Edgar Bennett, Mark Collins, Doug Evans, Craig Hentrich, Eugene Robinson, Aaron Taylor, Gabe Wilkins |
| Signed: | Raymont Harris, Pat Terrell, Matt Willig | |
| JACKSONVILLE | Lost: | Ty Hallock, Natrone Means, Dave Widell |
| Signed: | Bryce Paup | |
| MIAMI | Lost: | Qadry Ismail, Everett McIver, Roosevelt Potts |
| Signed: | Kevin Donnalley, Brock Marion | |
| MINNESOTA | Lost: | Dewayne Washington, Leonard Wheeler |
| Signed: | Gary Anderson | |
| NEW ENGLAND | Lost: | Keith Byars, Sam Gash |
| Signed: | Antonio Carter | |
| NY GIANTS | Lost: | Ray Agnew, Thomas Randolph |
| Signed: | Kent Graham | |
| PHILADELPHIA | Lost: | Ty Detmer, Jeff Herrod, Joe Panos, Darrin Smith, Ricky Watters |
| Signed: | Mike Caldwell, George Hegamin, Bill Johnson | |
| PITTSBURGH | Lost: | Randy Fuller, John Jackson, Tom Myslinski, Yancey Thigpen |
| Signed: | Roger Duffy, Dewayne Washington | |
| TAMPA BAY | Lost: | Jackie Harris, Jim Pyne |
| Signed: | Bert Emanuel |
TOTAL 1999 NFL COMPENSATORY DRAFT CHOICES
| Arizona | -- | 4 |
| Green Bay | -- | 4 |
| Dallas | -- | 2 |
| Denver | -- | 2 |
| Jacksonville | -- | 2 |
| Philadelphia | -- | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | -- | 2 |
| Atlanta | -- | 1 |
| Baltimore | -- | 1 |
| Buffalo | -- | 1 |
| Cincinnati | -- | 1 |
| Miami | -- | 1 |
| Minnesota | -- | 1 |
| New England | -- | 1 |
| NY Giants | -- | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | -- | 1 |
| TOTAL | -- | 27 |
NFL CLUBS WITH MOST COMPENSATORY DRAFT PICKS, 1993-99 *
| Dallas | -- | 18 |
| Philadelphia | -- | 12 |
| Buffalo | -- | 11 |
| Pittsburgh | -- | 11 |
| Arizona | -- | 10 |
| Green Bay | -- | 9 |
| NY Giants | -- | 8 |
| Kansas City | -- | 7 |
| Chicago | -- | 6 |
| Detroit | -- | 6 |
| Miami | -- | 6 |
| Baltimore | -- | 5 |
| Minnesota | -- | 5 |
| Tennessee | -- | 5 |
* 1993 was first year that compensatory draft choices were awarded.