The NFL handed out its compensatory picks on Tuesday, and the Patriots were awarded a league-high four selections — two third-round picks and two sixth-round choices.
The Patriots will get the 98th and 100th overall choices, plus 212th and 213th overall.
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Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. Using that equation, New England lost four notable free agents last offseason in defensive lineman Trey Flowers, offensive lineman Trent Brown, wide receiver/returner Cordarrelle Patterson and defensive lineman Malcom Brown. That led to the Patriots receiving picks in return.