It is July, so for the NFL that means we get a little more time before the news cycle once again starts churning in earnest. In less than a month, training camps will be in progress and we’ll be looking forward to the 2019 college football season.
But to whet our appetites for the return of actual football news, there is the NFL Supplemental Draft.
Last year the New York Giants spent a 2019 third-round pick to select Sam Beal, cornerback out of Western Michigan. This year, the NFL got a surprising entry into the Supplemental Draft when Washington State defensive back Jalen Thompson was denied his final year of eligibility.