The NFL supplemental draft is typically a summer draft in which players who were ineligible for the spring draft can join the league as rookies. Usually, an academic or off-the-field issue leads to a player joining the supplemental draft pool, such as Terrelle Pryor’s suspension for receiving tattoos in exchange for autographs.
These players have to apply to join the NFL’s supplemental pool and are bid on by NFL teams with future draft picks. For example, if the Green Bay Packers wanted to place a first-round bid on a player in 2024, they would then have to give up their 2025 pick if they were awarded that player.