The NFL Supplemental Draft will return this summer, per a report from The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, and will be held on July 11th. This marks the first time since 2019 that the NFL has held a supplemental draft. New York Giants fans are likely at least passingly familiar with the supplemental draft, though that has more to do with the Giants’ poor history with selecting players in the supplemental draft.
The NFL traditionally holds a supplemental draft for players who are NFL eligible but find themselves in unusual circumstances. For instance, if a player didn’t enter that year’s NFL Draft in April, but was later ruled ineligible for the coming season.