It's official now. The Kansas City Chiefs received the four compensatory draft picks they were expecting from the NFL on Monday, giving them a total of 10.
The Chiefs were given additional picks near the end of the third round, two near the end of the fifth and one at the end of the sixth. That gives the Chiefs one pick in each of the seven rounds except two in the third, two in the fifth and two in the sixth.
This is a nice haul for a team that hasn't had a second-round choice in two years, having sent both of those picks to the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 trade that brought quarterback Alex Smith.
"We actually have a second-round pick this year," coach Andy Reid said at the end of last season. "We are sitting 18th in the draft. Not that you want to be there but we are there. I think that’s a positive. I think all those things add up to a future."
The NFL awards compensatory picks based on net losses in free agency last year. The Chiefs lost offensive linemen Branden Albert, Jon Asamoah and Geoff Schwartz, wide receiver Dexter McCluster, defensive lineman Tyson Jackson, linebacker Akeem Jordan and defensive backs Quintin Demps and Kendrick Lewis.
Meanwhile, they signed linebacker Joe Mays and defensive lineman Vance Walker.
Compensatory picks cannot be traded by NFL rule. But the Chiefs can deal their own picks. Last week they sent their fifth-round choice to the New Orleans Saints in return for guard Ben Grubbs.
The Chiefs haven't had more than 10 picks in a draft since 2008, when they had 12 choices. They had a good draft that year, selecting Albert, running back Jamaal Charles and cornerbacks Brandon Flowers and Brandon Carr.
