Time to Get Rid of NFL Compensatory Selections

- 26 players who will play in the NFL for at least one season
- 11 players who will last at least five seasons in the NFL
- Six players who will start for at least two NFL seasons
- Between two and three players who will start for at least five NFL seasons
- One player who will be selected to at least one Pro Bowl

- Perhaps most importantly, the proposed process provides greater flexibility in that the additional cap space could be used to either sign one or more free agents that could provide immediate help or allow a team to retain a free agent it may otherwise lose
- The proposed process established a direct relationship between the value of a lost player and the compensation received
- All teams affected by free agent gains or losses would be included
- This is not true of the current system where the 32-choice limit leaves some teams with a net loss of free agents and no compensation