The Cowboys had four compensatory picks this year, and we can only hope they used them wisely, because they won't get any in 2017.
May 12 came and went, and Cowboys free agents like Greg Hardy, Jeremy Mincey, Nick Hayden, Danny McCray and Tyler Clutts remain unsigned. Why is that important?
After May 12, free-agent signings don’t count toward the determination of compensatory draft picks. For a team that signs a free agent after May 12, it doesn’t reduce its potential haul of compensatory picks.