Starting May 12, free agent signees will not count against compensatory picks for the 2017 NFL Draft.
The Bengals have long been known as a team which strategizes its free agency moves. It's been said they won't add certain players to ensure it doesn't impact the compensatory picks they're rewarded the next season. But things could shake up in free agency soon.
Beginning May 12, free agents signed by NFL clubs will not count against the teams' respective compensatory picks. This news won't matter to some teams, like the Giants, who signed three big-ticket free agents to monster deals.