The NFL decided this week a Supplemental Draft will not be necessary this summer, once again. Over the past few years, the league has not had the need to organize the event, created to allow players who had different circumstances affect their eligibility after the regular draft.
That was frequently related to money. With the inception of NIL, the supplemental draft becomes less and less important—and will probably become obsolete.
Since 1977, when the NFL created the supplemental draft, a total of 46 players have been taken. One of them ended up with the Green Bay Packers. So for general manager Brian Gutekunst, it's one fewer tool to build the roster, even though it's rare that it really has an effect.
Back in 1998, the Packers and former general manager Ron Wolf used a second-round draft pick to select guard Mike Wahle, who had been suspended for his senior season by the NCAA after testing positive for steroids.
He played in Green Bay from 1998 through 2004, starting 83 games. At first, he moved around as left tackle and left guard, before establishing himself as a full-time starter in the interior of the line.
In 2005, Wahle left the Packers to sign with the Carolina Panthers in free agency, and he made a Pro Bowl in his first season in Charlotte. Before retiring, the offensive lineman played a year with the Seattle Seahawks.
By making a second-round selection in the supplemental draft, the Packers forfeited their second-rounder in the 1999 regular draft. However, the Packers still ended up having a second-round pick in that draft after trading head coach Mike Holmgren to the Seahawks, and they used it to select cornerback Fred Vinson.
The last player selected in the supplemental draft is safety Jalen Thompson, and the Arizona Cardinals used a fifth-round pick to take him back in 2019.
The supplemental draft works round by round. Teams submit bids on players using the picks from the following year. If multiple teams place a bid on the same player, priority is based on a lottery-style order similar to the regular draft.
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