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Eagles release L.J. Fort, Steelers no longer eligible for 2020 compensatory pick

It was a scenario I brought up in an article back in May. If one of the players who left the Steelers in free agency in the 2019 offseason were to be released before Week 10 of the NFL season, the Steelers might lose out altogether on a compensatory draft pick. Although the scenario seemed unlikely, it was put more to rest in August when it appeared that Le’Veon Bell, Jesse James, and L.J. Fort would all make their respective teams.

Not anymore.

On Friday, the Philadelphia Eagles released L.