HarveyWallbangers
03-26-2007, 07:15 PM
I'm surprised, and happy we got a compensatory pick.
Packers receive extra seventh-round pick
Phoenix - The National Football League has awarded the Green Bay Packers a seventh-round compensatory draft pick for its free agent losses last season.
A total of 16 clubs received 32 compensatory picks, which are based on a formula that calculates a team's net loss in free agency the previous year. The formula takes into account salary, playing time and post-season honors in measuring a team's gains and losses in free agency.
The league counted the Packers' losses at center Mike Flanagan, linebacker Paris Lenon, kicker Ryan Longwell and quarterback Craig Nall. Their gains were safety Marquand Manuel, defensive tackle Ryan Pickett and cornerback Charles Woodson.
The Packers shouldn't have a complaint this year given all three of the players they signed received fairly lucrative deals and started the entire season. Flanagan (Houston) and Lenon (Detroit) started for their respective teams, and Longwell, who received the richest contract for a kicker at the time he signed, was a special teams regular.
The compensatory pick the Packers received is No. 33 in the seventh round, 243rd overall. The Packers now have nine selections, one in each of the first six rounds and three in the seventh.
Packers receive extra seventh-round pick
Phoenix - The National Football League has awarded the Green Bay Packers a seventh-round compensatory draft pick for its free agent losses last season.
A total of 16 clubs received 32 compensatory picks, which are based on a formula that calculates a team's net loss in free agency the previous year. The formula takes into account salary, playing time and post-season honors in measuring a team's gains and losses in free agency.
The league counted the Packers' losses at center Mike Flanagan, linebacker Paris Lenon, kicker Ryan Longwell and quarterback Craig Nall. Their gains were safety Marquand Manuel, defensive tackle Ryan Pickett and cornerback Charles Woodson.
The Packers shouldn't have a complaint this year given all three of the players they signed received fairly lucrative deals and started the entire season. Flanagan (Houston) and Lenon (Detroit) started for their respective teams, and Longwell, who received the richest contract for a kicker at the time he signed, was a special teams regular.
The compensatory pick the Packers received is No. 33 in the seventh round, 243rd overall. The Packers now have nine selections, one in each of the first six rounds and three in the seventh.