Supp draft today … Its draft day lite in the NFL as the league holds its annual summer supplemental draft later today. A total of 7 players will be available for today’s draft including Clemson OT Isaiah Battle, DT Dalvon Stuckey and DE Darrius Caldwell, both of West Georgia, North Carolina Central WR/KR Adrian Wilkins, Houston DE Eric Eiland, UConn TE Sean McQuillan, and Kansas CB Kevin Short. However, the only one of the 7 likely to be selected is Battle, who had been considered to be a potential second day pick for the 2016 draft. Unlike the regular draft, to choose a player in the supplemental draft teams submit a ‘bid’ indicating the round they would take the player and the player is awarded to the team bidding the earliest round. If more than one team bids in the same round then that player is awarded to the team with the earliest pick in that round. The selection for the supplemental draft is also different from the regular draft in that it is set by a weighted lottery among three groups of teams: those with 6 or fewer wins in 2014; the other non-playoff teams; and playoff teams. If a team is awarded a player in the supp draft then they forfeit their pick in the same round in the regular draft. Players not selected in the supp draft then become free agents eligible to sign with any team.
