Report: NFL won't hold supplemental draft for 2nd straight year

An NFL supplemental draft won't take place in 2021, a source told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The reasons for the cancellation aren't yet clear. The league also didn't hold the supplemental draft in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Hosting the event is optional for the NFL under the current collective bargaining agreement. Players who were allowed to enter last year's supplemental draft became eligible for the 2021 draft.

Three players have entered the NFL through the supplemental draft since 2018, with Arizona Cardinals fifth-round safety Jalen Thompson the latest in 2019.

Legendary wide receiver Cris Carter, who came into the NFL in 1987, is the only player taken in the supplemental draft to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

The supplemental draft began in 1977. It gives clubs a chance to select players who weren't able to enter the regular draft due to eligibility issues. Teams that select a player in the supplemental draft forfeit the corresponding pick during the normal draft the following year.

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