For the second year in a row, the Detroit Lions will not receive any compensatory draft picks for the upcoming NFL Draft.
The NFL constantly works toward league balance and it takes several opportunities to level the playing field for its organizations. With unrestricted free agents able to leave their teams during the offseason, it can create a situation where a team loses more assets than it gains. To balance that out, the NFL introduced compensatory draft picks as a way to reward teams with additional draft picks in the following offseason to make up the difference.