MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The NFL announced its compensatory draft picks Friday, and the Vikings received two extra picks.
The Vikings received two compensatory sixth round picks – the 213th and 218th overall picks in the draft.
The team now holds seven total picks – one each in the first three rounds, a fifth round pick and three sixth round picks. Their fourth round pick was traded to Philadelphia in the Sam Bradford trade, and they traded thceir seventh round pick to Seattle for cornerback Tramaine Brock Sr.
Compensatory picks are awarded to teams that lost more than added in free agency the previous year.