The Pittsburgh Steelers got a nice surprise for themselves yesterday when the league announced this year’s compensatory picks a bit early, and, as it turns out, they were awarded an additional third-round draft pick, which is the first time since the 2014 NFL Draft that they have had such a high pick.
That might not be so long ago, but the fact of the matter is that this one was far more surprising. The Steelers were awarded the highest compensatory pick in the 2014 NFL Draft when they suffered the loss of wide receiver Mike Wallace in free agency, who signed a big-money deal with the Dolphins in 2013.