Wednesday, April 1, 1998

Extra draft picks for Steelers, Cowboys

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers will get four compensatory draft picks this year and the Dallas Cowboys will get three as a result of free-agent losses in 1997.

The Steelers, who lost six players to free agency, will get picks at the end of the third, fourth, sixth and seventh rounds. The Cowboys, who lost three free agents and signed none, will get picks at the end of the sixth and seventh.

Dallas and Pittsburgh are the only teams with multiple compensatory picks among the 19 awarded by the NFL.

The other teams to get choices will be Tampa Bay, Detroit, Green Bay and Chicago after the sixth round and Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Dallas, Kansas City, Minnesota, Arizona, Carolina, Tennessee and Oakland after the seventh.

The picks are determined by an NFL formula that combines the free agent"s salary and his performance.

NFL Draft Compensatory Picks List

NEW YORK (AP) -- The 19 compensatory draft choices in the 1998 draft awarded to teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The compensatory choices will supplement the 210 choices in the regular seven rounds of the 1998 draft, with picks positioned within the third through the seventh rounds based on the value of the free agent lost: Team- Rd--Selection-- ----Rnd/Overall

Pittsburgh-3---31/-91

Pittsburgh-4---31/122

Tampa Bay -6---31/183

Detroit -6---32/184

Pittsburgh -6---33/185

Green Bay -6---34/186

Dallas -6---35/187

Chicago -6---36/188

Philadelphia -7---31/219-

Pittsburgh -7---32/220

Cincinnati -7---33/221-

Dallas -7---34/222-

Kansas City -7---35/223-

Minnesota -7---36/224-

Arizona -7---37/225-

Dallas -7---38/226-

Carolina -7---39/227-

Tennessee -7---40/228-

Oakland -7---41/229-

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Arizona -- Lost: Ronnie Bradford. Signed: None.

Carolina -- Lost: Bob Christian, Willie Green, Howard Griffith, Mark Thomas. Signed: Michael Barrow, Ernie Mills, Ray Seals.

Chicago -- Lost: Joe Cain, Albert Fontenot, Dave Krieg, Donnell Woolford.

Cincinnati -- Lost: Garrison Hearst. Signed: None.

Dallas -- Lost: John Jett, Darrin Smith, George Teague. Signed: None.

Detroit -- Lost: Bennie Blades, Zefross Moss. Signed: John Jett.

Green Bay -- Lost: Desmond Howard. Signed: None.

Kansas City -- Lost: Neil Smith, Keith Traylor, William White. Signed: Elvis Grbac, Terry Woodson.

Minnesota -- Lost: John Gerak. Signed: None.

Oakland -- Lost: Kevin Gogan, Michael Jones. Signed: Lester Holmes, Desmond Howard.

Philadelphia -- Lost: William Fuller, Lester Holmes, Raleigh McKenzie, Mark Rypien. Signed: Steve Everitt, Darrin Smith, Mike Zandofsky.

Pittsburgh -- Lost: Chad Brown, Deon Figures, Andre Hastings, Ernie Mills, Ray Seals, Willie Williams. Signed: Courtney Hawkins, Donnell Woolford.

Tampa Bay -- Lost: Courtney Hawkins, Lonnie Marts. Signed: Steve Walsh.

Tennessee -- Lost: Michael Barrow, Cris Dishman. Signed: Dave Krieg, Lonnie Marts.