On Monday, the NFL admitted to a mistake in how it had awarded compensatory picks to the Cincinnati Bengals as a result of losing safety Jessie Bates in free agency a year ago. Among Cincinnati fans, this immediately became a hot topic of conversation after the league announced its compensatory picks for the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday.
Essentially, the league miscalculated Bates’ value. To set things right, the NFL moved the corresponding comp pick from the 33rd selection of the sixth round (208th overall) to the 34th pick of the third round (97th overall).