49ers Awarded Two Compensatory Picks
Mario
The NFL announced compensatory picks on Monday with the San Francisco 49ers
earning an additional two picks in the 2007 NFL Draft. The 49ers were awarded an
additional third-round pick (97th overall) and an additional fourth round pick
(135th overall).
A total of 32 compensatory choices were awarded to 16 teams.
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 223 choices in the seven rounds of the 2007 NFL Draft (April
28-29). 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 49ers two compensatory picks stemmed from the loss of linebackers Julian
Peterson and Andre Carter during the 2006 free agency period.
One club this year (Cincinnati) 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 Cincinnati lost were ranked higher than the ones it
signed (by a specified point differential based upon salary and performance).
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JW
First round: No. 11.
Second round: No. 42.
Third round: No. 76; and No. 97 (compensatory).
Fourth round: No. 104 (Brandon Lloyd trade); No. 110; No. 124 (Kevan
Barlow trade); No. 135 (compensatory).
Fifth round: No. 147.
Sixth round: No. 186.
Seventh round: Pick given up, along with Ken Dorsey, in trade with
Browns for Trent Dilfer.
10 picks and off the clock early enough to be first on the phone for
some of those unpicked gems! Not a bad way to start and end the
draft, Mario.
John
Gary Rosen
"JW" <Jo...@clearwire.net> wrote in message
news:dd3h0399mcenpmbm6...@4ax.com...
While of course we still need to see the results on the field, this
is yet more evidence that the current '9ers management has
been doing some thoughtful long-range planning to get in
this position (ton of FA money and a slew of draft picks).
- Gary Rosen