The Bears did not receive any of the 32 compensatory draft picks the NFL awarded Friday.
The extra picks are given to teams based on the compensatory draft system’s net loss of compensatory free agents (CFA) formula. Under the system, each CFA is assigned a numerical value that includes his compensation, play time and postseason honors with his new team.
Teams that lost more or better free agents than they acquired the previous year are eligible to receive compensatory picks. All of this year's compensatory picks are in Rounds 3-7. This year marks the first time that compensatory picks can be traded.