Based on the seasons they just had, one might wonder why the NFL doesn’t compensate the Atlanta Falcons and Las Vegas Raiders for signing Dante Fowler and Cory Littleton last year, rather than the Los Angeles Rams. But that is the way that it works!
The Rams lost Fowler to the Falcons on a deal that paid him $15 million per year and Littleton to the Raiders on a deal that paid him $11.75 million annually, and those moves could result in third and fourth round comp picks in 2021, respectively. By OvertheCap.