With the NFL free agency period starting next week, the Dallas Cowboys are having to make some tough decisions about their current crop of free agents. Yet, there’s a silver lining for any high-profile players who leave Dallas in free agency. And that’s compensatory draft selections.
Based on an undisclosed formula that considers the salary, playing time, and postseason honors of lost free agents, the NFL awards extra compensatory draft picks as compensation. And, on Tuesday, the league announced that the Cowboys have been awarded one of those selections.
According to DallasCowboys.