Rare NFL Error Gives Patriots Extra Fifth-Round Pick

[RealGM Wiretap]

The New England Patriots have picked up an extra fifth-round pick in 2021 thanks to an error by the NFL.

The pick is 177th overall.

The league uses a formula to determine compensatory picks, and apparently, the formula is so complicated that even the NFL was briefly confused by it. When compensatory picks were originally handed out on March 10, the Patriots were given two.

The Patriots should have been given three compensatory picks and the NFL admitted that in a statement.

Via John Breech/CBS Sports

[stinger14]

Imagine that!

[Disinformation]

No...the error was that they initially denied them a 5th round compensatory pick. All they did was restore it after the error was found.

[Chi Dynasty12]

Nothing will ever make up for losing the GOAT...

[Barcs]

The NFL error isn't what got them the pick. It was a pick they already had and NFL just forgot to include it.