It’s been 40 years since the Detroit Lions made a selection in the annual NFL supplemental draft. That count will climb to 41, though it’s out of the Lions control.
The NFL told teams on Friday that there will not be a supplemental draft this offseason, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. The supplemental draft is optional per the terms of the CBA, and the league decided not to hold an extra draft.
The supplemental draft is typically for players who were not eligible for the regular NFL draft but became eligible after the deadline to declare. No players have been selected in a supplemental draft since the Cardinals selected Washington State CB Jalen Thompson in 2019. Detroit last used a supplemental pick on CB Kevin Robinson in 1982. He never made an NFL roster.