April 1st, 2008 
Al Gordon 
Posted in There will be 15 teams that receive extra picks in this years draft. The teams receiving the most are the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens. They both get 4 each. The compensatory picks begin at the end of the last five rounds of the draft.
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.
Baltimore lost four compensation eligible free agents and did not sign any. There biggest loss was linebacker Adalius Thomas who signed with the New England Patriots. Cincinnati lost five such free agents their biggest was guard Eric Steinbach who signed with the Cleveland Browns and made an immediate impact with them.
The Washington Redskins were awarded the highest pick getting the 96th overall pick in the 3rd round (#33) followed by Cincinnati (97th), Atlanta (98th) and Baltimore (99th).
The following is a breakdown of the teams that received extra picks.
Three picks- Washington, Chicago, Indianapolis and Philadelphia.
Two picks- Buffalo, Carolina and Miami.
One pick- Atlanta, Green Bay, St. Louis, San Diego, Tennessee and the New York Giants.
Following are the compensatory free agents lost and signed by the clubs that will receive compensatory picks in the 2008 NFL Draft:
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ATLANTA |
Lost: |
Justin Griffith, Patrick Kerney, Ashley Lelie |
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Signed: |
Ovie Mughelli, Lewis Sanders |
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BALTIMORE |
Lost: |
Aubrayo Franklin, Ovie Mughelli, Tony Pashos, Adalius Thomas |
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BUFFALO |
Lost: |
Nate Clements, Andre Davis, London Fletcher, Mike Gandy |
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Signed: |
Derrick Dockery, Langston Walker |
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CAROLINA |
Lost: |
Vinny Ciurciu, Chris Draft |
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CHICAGO |
Lost: |
Alfonso Boone, Justin Gage, Todd Johnson, Ian Scott |
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Signed: |
Anthony Adams |
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CINCINNATI |
Lost: |
Kevin Kaesviharn, Eric Steinbach, Tony Stewart, Kelley Washington, Anthony Wright |
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Signed: |
Michael Myers |
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GREEN BAY |
Lost: |
Ahman Green, David Martin |
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Signed: |
Frank Walker |
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INDIANAPOLIS |
Lost: |
Nick Harper, Cato June, Dominic Rhodes |
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MIAMI |
Lost: |
David Bowens, Damion McIntosh, Sammy Morris, Jeff Zgonina |
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Signed: |
Jay Feely, David Martin |
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NEW YORK GIANTS |
Lost: |
Jay Feely, Visanthe Shiancoe, Frank Walker |
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Signed: |
Kawika Mitchell, Anthony Wright |
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PHILADELPHIA |
Lost: |
Shawn Barber, Jeff Garcia, Roderick Hood, Michael Lewis, Donte’ Stallworth |
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Signed: |
Kevin Curtis, Ian Scott |
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ST. LOUIS |
Lost: |
Kevin Curtis, Travis Fisher, Shaun McDonald |
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Signed: |
Drew Bennett, Chris Draft, Todd Johnson |
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SAN DIEGO |
Lost: |
Donnie Edwards |
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TENNESSEE |
Lost: |
Drew Bennett, Robaire Smith, Bobby Wade |
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Signed: |
Justin Gage, Nick Harper |
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WASHINGTON |
Lost: |
Derrick Dockery, T.J. Duckett, Warrick Holdman, Kenny Wright |
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Signed: |
London Fletcher |
