Detroit Lions Potentially Lose Draft Pick Due to Flawed NFL Rule
The Detroit Lions may have lost a compensatory draft pick after D.J. Reader’s deal with the Giants exposed a major NFL loophole.
The Detroit Lions may have lost more than just D. J. Reader this week.
According to Jeremy Reisman of Pride of Detroit , Detroit also lost out on valuable draft compensation because of what many believe is a major loophole in the NFL’s compensatory pick formula. And honestly? It is hard to argue against that point.
D. J. Reader signing exposes flaw in NFL compensatory pick system The NFL created compensatory picks to help teams recover after losing key free agents.
In theory, the system rewards organizations that lose more talent than they add by handing out extra draft picks the following year. But there is one major catch. Once the NFL Draft ends, any free-agent signings no longer count toward the compensatory formula.