In 1977, the NFL introduced the supplemental draft to give players a chance to enter the league without having participated in the regular event taking place earlier during the offseason. This ‘other’ draft produced some noteworthy talent over the last 42 years — from Bernie Kosar to Cris Carter to Josh Gordon — but saw only a small number of players get selected: in total, just 45 men heard their names called on the supplemental draft days.
Two of those players joined the New England Patriots, but neither of them had any noteworthy success with the club.