Post by CAChiefsFan on Mar 22, 2005 12:25:47 GMT -5
CHIEFS TO RECEIVE 3RD ROUND COMPENSATORY PICK
Mar 22, 2005, 3:33:55 AM
The Kansas City Chiefs have been awarded a third round compensatory draft pick in the 2005 NFL Draft for the loss of former starting offensive tackle John Tait, who last year left in unrestricted free agency to sign with the Chicago Bears.
A total of 32 compensatory choices in this year’s Draft were awarded to 14 teams, the NFL announced late yesterday.
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 yesterday will supplement the 223 choices in the seven rounds of the 2005 NFL Draft which is scheduled the weekend of April 23-24. This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds.
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.
Mar 22, 2005, 3:33:55 AM
The Kansas City Chiefs have been awarded a third round compensatory draft pick in the 2005 NFL Draft for the loss of former starting offensive tackle John Tait, who last year left in unrestricted free agency to sign with the Chicago Bears.
A total of 32 compensatory choices in this year’s Draft were awarded to 14 teams, the NFL announced late yesterday.
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 yesterday will supplement the 223 choices in the seven rounds of the 2005 NFL Draft which is scheduled the weekend of April 23-24. This year, the compensatory picks will be positioned within the third through seventh rounds.
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.
