GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It wasn’t the haul they’ve received in past years, but the Green Bay Packers didn’t come up completely empty in the compensatory draft pick department, either.
They were awarded an additional fifth-round pick on Friday, when the NFL announced the 32 compensatory selections in this year’s draft. The pick, which will be No. 39 in the fifth round and No. 184 overall, was to offset the loss of cornerback Casey Hayward in free agency last spring.
Hayward signed a three-year, $15.3 million contract with the Chargers and led the NFL with seven interceptions and made his first Pro Bowl.