{"id":59093,"date":"2019-02-22T17:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T22:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=59093"},"modified":"2019-02-23T08:51:16","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T13:51:16","slug":"new-england-patriots-compensatory-picks-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/02\/22\/new-england-patriots-compensatory-picks-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots Compensatory Picks Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In what is clearly the biggest news of the day relating to the defending Super Bowl champions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a> have been awarded four compensatory picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. The NFL hands out extra draft picks to teams who lose players in free agency, with higher selections given out to players who get bigger contracts. Thanks to 2018\u2019s free agency, New England enters 2019 with two extra third-round picks, one extra sixth-round pick, and an additional seventh-round pick.<\/p>\n<h1>New England Patriots Compensatory Picks Announced: Patriots Get Four Selections<\/h1>\n<p>Per the NFL rules, no team is allowed to gain more than four compensatory picks, and none of those picks can come before the end of the third round. While the NFL doesn\u2019t officially announce which free agent signees correspond to which pick, it\u2019s pretty easy to figure it out.<\/p>\n<p>New England gained their extra third-round picks after losing <strong>Nate Solder<\/strong> and <strong>Malcolm Butler<\/strong> to massive contracts with the New York Giants and Tennessee Titans, respectively. The sixth-round pick comes from <strong>Danny Amendola<\/strong>\u2019s departure to the Miami Dolphins, while the seventh-round selection is thanks to <strong>Cameron Fleming<\/strong> joining the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots enter the 2019 NFL Draft flush with draft capital. When adding these four selections, New England enters the draft with a staggering 12 draft selections. These aren\u2019t just late-round picks either, as New England has six selections within the top three rounds. The Patriots current draft selections are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First round, 32<sup>nd<\/sup> overall<\/li>\n<li>Second round, 56<sup>th<\/sup> overall (via <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bears<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Second round, 64<sup>th<\/sup> overall<\/li>\n<li>Third round, 73<sup>rd<\/sup> overall (via <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Third round, 97<sup>th<\/sup> overall (unofficially via <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/03\/14\/nate-solder-new-york-giants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nate Solder departure<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Third round, 101<sup>st<\/sup> overall (unofficially via <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/03\/13\/malcolm-butler-signs-titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malcolm Butler departure<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Fourth round, 134<sup>th<\/sup> overall<\/li>\n<li>Sixth round, 205<sup>th<\/sup> overall (unofficially via <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/03\/13\/report-danny-amendola-signing-dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Amendola departure<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Seventh round, 239<sup>th<\/sup> overall (via Philadelphia Eagles)<\/li>\n<li>Seventh round, 243<sup>rd<\/sup> overall<\/li>\n<li>Seventh round, 246<sup>th<\/sup> overall (via Cleveland Browns)<\/li>\n<li>Seventh round, 252<sup>nd<\/sup> overall (unofficially via <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/03\/24\/cameron-fleming-signs-cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cameron Fleming departure<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"M6RwbLJTRcZKNnyLbLZW4Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1127230597\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'M6RwbLJTRcZKNnyLbLZW4Q',sig:'KlsKF_7RsdxRsRGcu8gUn6CklVjakKqUcTjbXzODLf0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1127230597',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots compensatory picks have officially been announced. 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