April 16, 2008 -- San Diego Chargers to get compensatory choice
Chargers receive compensatory choice in fifth round of 2008 NFL Draft; in a press release from the NFL released through the Chargers...
A total of 32 compensatory choices in the 2008 NFL Draft have been awarded to 15 teams, the NFL announced today.
The Chargers received a fifth-round choice and now have a total of five picks in the 2008 NFL Draft. They include one in the first round (27th overall), two in the fifth round (160th and 166th) and one each in the sixth (192nd) and seventh (234th) rounds.
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 220 choices in the seven rounds of the 2008 NFL Draft (April 26-27).
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.
One club this year (St. Louis) will receive a compensatory pick even though it did not suffer a net loss of compensatory free agents. Under the formula, the compensatory free agents St. Louis lost were ranked higher than the ones it signed (by a specified point differential based upon salary and performance).
Keywords: San Diego Chargers 2008 NFL Draft compensatory choice
