How The Rise Of Comp Picks Is Chilling NFL Free Agency
by Dom Cosentino from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4CQ2J)
Compensatory picks have been a low-key feature of the NFL draft since 1994, the year after free agency finally became a thing. But this offseason, more and more teams appear to be finessing the free agency system in an attempt to to stockpile comp picks. And it's created something of a freeze on the free agent market.