The NFL announced compensatory earlier this week 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.
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
49ers Receive Extra Picks
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