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Broncos one of four teams to receive four extra draft picks

The NFL announced the distribution of the 32 compensatory picks Friday.

Associated Press

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:54 p.m.

Feb. 24, 2017, 3:54 p.m.

A Broncos flag waves in the breeze during the unveiling of Broncos Boulevard in front of the City and County Building. Sept. 7, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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By Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Denver, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Kansas City each will get four compensatory picks in April’s NFL draft, while Seattle will have two additional selections in the third round.

The NFL announced the distribution of the 32 compensatory picks Friday.

Teams losing more or better free agents than they acquire the previous year are eligible to receive additional picks, based on a formula that factors salary, playing time and postseason honors. The choices are distributed at the end of the third through the seventh round.

Rule changes also allow the picks to be traded this year for the first time.

Miami received two compensatory selections while Los Angeles and the Seahawks received two each. Arizona, Baltimore, Carolina, Green Bay, Indianapolis, New England, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and the New York Jets also received a compensatory selection.

This year’s draft begins April 27 in Philadelphia.

Dr. Matthew Lunn discusses the city's STAR program at Denver Police headquarters on Cherokee Street. Feb. 9, 2021.

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Gary Uhlenbrock, co-owner of Perfection Motors, at work in his shop on Brighton Boulevard, Five Points, Sept. 19, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Elisabeth Epps watches as Rep. Leslie Herod makes the case for HB-1226 on the state House floor, April 19, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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James Kinney finishes one lap between Curtis and Wewatta Streets downtown. He'll keep going on the circle, picking up trash and sweeping, until his eight-hour shift is over. Nov. 23, 2021.

Cleaning the 16th Street Mall, James Kinney has seen it all: zombies, a sword-carrying martial artist

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Riders gather before the CMSA Cowboy Mounted Shooting competition. National Western Stock Show. Jan. 8, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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The National Western Center executives will still pursue its arena after voters deny funding

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John Bonath's Highland home and studio. Nov, 24, 2021.

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An overhead view of the Fox Park urban redevelopment area, with the former Denver Post printing facility on the bottom right. (Source: Denver Department of Finance )

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Jennifer Piel, leader of Carson Elementary's Discovery Link before- and after-school program, paints with Helen after regular classes ended on March 17, 2021.

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Protected bike lanes on 14th Street downtown, May 30, 2019.

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The latest X Co. development, D2, in Arapahoe Square, November 14, 2021.

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Little Man Ice Cream dressed in its holiday best. (Chloe Aiello/Denverite)

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Nice looks seen from the Colorado State Capitol. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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Hundreds met at the State Capitol for the conclusion of the 18th annual Sand Creek Memorial Run in 2016. (Chloe Aiello/Denverite)

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The first frame of Denver Drink and Draw's first Comics Jam after a long hiatus, which began on their first official gathering after COVID in early October.

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The City and County Building seen from atop the Denver Art Museum's newly opened Martin Building. Oct. 13, 2021.

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Michaela Onyenwere #12 of the New York Liberty drives to the basket against the Connecticut Sun on July 11, 2021 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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Family photos inside Andre Lavonn Faggett's studio apartment in Cap Hill on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. A childhood photo of Faggett sits in the middle, next to a photo of his late mother, Ruthie Mae Jones. (Esteban L. Hernandez/Denverite)

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Young raccoons in a cage at the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, June 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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