The NFL announced the 32 compensatory choices for the 2005 Draft yesterday. The Collective Bargaining Agreement allows for teams that lose more, or better free agents in a year, to be compensated with draft picks.
Shrouded in mystery, the NFL Management Council has a ‘magic formula’ for determining these picks that is based somewhat on salary, playing time and post-season honors. No team can receive more than four of the thirty two added selections and the picks are positioned within the third through seventh rounds as dictated by the formula.
The Denver Broncos made out the best landing two picks in the third round to compensate for the losses of Bert Berry, Keith Burns, and Ian Gold, while only adding Marco Coleman. The Titans received a 3rd and a 4th round selection for the losses of Jevon Kearse and Robaire Smith.
Here are all of the 2005 Compensatory Picks as determined by the NFL management council:
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ROUND CHOICE / |
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ROUND |
OVERALL SELECTION |
TEAM | |
|
3 |
33-96 |
Tennessee | |
|
3 |
34-97 |
Denver | |
|
3 |
35-98 |
Seattle | |
|
3 |
36-99 |
Kansas City | |
|
3 |
37-100 |
New England | |
|
3 |
38-101 |
Denver | |
|
4 |
33-134 |
St. Louis | |
|
4 |
34-135 |
Indianapolis | |
|
4 |
35-136 |
Tennessee | |
|
5 |
33-169 |
Carolina | |
|
5 |
34-170 |
New England | |
|
5 |
35-171 |
Carolina | |
|
5 |
36-172 |
Philadelphia | |
|
5 |
37-173 |
Indianapolis | |
|
5 |
38-174 |
San Francisco | |
|
6 |
33-207 |
Carolina | |
|
6 |
34-208 |
Dallas | |
|
6 |
35-209 |
Dallas | |
|
6 |
36-210 |
St. Louis | |
|
6 |
37-211 |
Philadelphia | |
|
6 |
38-212 |
Oakland | |
|
6 |
39-213 |
Baltimore | |
|
6 |
40-214 |
Oakland | |
|
7 |
33-247 |
Philadelphia | |
|
7 |
34-248 |
San Francisco | |
|
7 |
35-249 |
San Francisco | |
|
7 |
36-250 |
St. Louis | |
|
7 |
37-251 |
St. Louis | |
|
7 |
38-252 |
Philadelphia | |
|
7 |
39-253 |
Tampa Bay | |
|
7 |
40-254 |
Seattle | |
|
7 |
41-255 |
New England | |
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed by the clubs
that will receive compensatory picks in the 2005 NFL Draft:
| BALTIMORE | Lost: | Marcus Robinson |
| CAROLINA | Lost: | Greg Favors, Deon Grant, Reggie Howard, Jeno James |
| Signed: | Brandon Short | |
| DALLAS | Lost: | Mario Edwards, Ebenezer Ekuban |
| DENVER | Lost: | Bert Berry, Keith Burns, Ian Gold |
| Signed: | Marco Coleman | |
| INDIANAPOLIS | Lost: | David Macklin, Marcus Washington |
| KANSAS CITY |
Lost: | Jonathan Quinn, John Tait |
| Signed: |
Chris Bober | |
| NEW ENGLAND |
Lost: | Mike Compton, Bobby Hamilton, Ted Washington, Damien Woody |
| Signed: | Keith Traylor | |
| OAKLAND | Lost: | Eric Barton, Lorenzo Bromell, Roderick Coleman, Charlie Garner, Rick Mirer, Matt Stinchcomb |
| Signed: | Danny Clark, Bobby Hamilton, Warren Sapp, Ted Washington |
|
| PHILADELPHIA | Lost: | Marco Coleman, Carlos Emmons, Duce Staley, Bobby Taylor, Troy Vincent, Bobbie Williams |
| Signed: | Dhani Jones, Jevon Kearse |
|
| ST. LOUIS | Lost: | David Loverne, John St. Clair, Grant Wistrom, Brian Young |
| SEATTLE | Lost: | Randall Godfrey, Shawn Springs, Reggie Tongue, Willie Williams |
| Signed: | Bobby Taylor, Grant Wistrom |
|
| SAN FRANCISCO |
Lost: | Travis Kirschke, Tai Streets, Jason Webster |
| TAMPA BAY | Lost: | Thomas Jones, Shaun King, Warren Sapp, Aaron Stecker, Tom Tupa, Nate Webster, Todd Yoder |
| Signed: | Keith Burns, Mario Edwards, Charlie Garner, Ian Gold, Jeff Gooch, Matt Stinchcomb |
|
| TENNESSEE | Lost: | Jevon Kearse, Robaire Smith |
— BossHog
Edit: This blog was archived in May of 2016 from our original articles database.It was originally posted by Mark Solway