The Buffalo Bills expected to receive a third-round compensatory draft pick for losing Tremaine Edmunds in free agency, but the league only awarded them a fourth-round pick instead, and the Bills are not happy about it.
During an interview at the NFL’s annual league meetings this week, Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane called out the NFL, making it clear that he thinks both the Bills and the San Francisco 49ers got “a raw deal” from the league.
“It did surprise me. I think us and San Francisco, we got a raw deal,” Beane said according to Pro Football Talk. “We had separate Zooms with the league trying to go through how it was calculated, because by even their accounts, as we were checking with them through the year, we clearly had a third-rounder.”
Like the Bills, the 49ers were expecting a third-round compensatory pick after losing Jimmy Garoppolo in free agency, but only received a fourth-round pick.
“It was a major blow because we had planned for that and I know San Fran felt the same way,” Beane said. “We did our best, and they said no deal.”
These comments from Beane led to a lot of reactions on social media as he called out the league.
https://twitter.com/BrianBurge3/status/1772590897080815895?s=20
Shouldn't be counting on comp picks for anything. They are a bonus
— Josh (@JHevHVAC) March 26, 2024
Boo who
— Football&Beer (@G8r_AJ13) March 26, 2024
Umm no. Thats not even remotely what comp picks are. They're part of an overall off-season strategy.
— The Scrotum Greatness (@rmcjacket23) March 26, 2024
It’s Buffalo, we used to raw & now the PSL charges with 3 year ticket packages are $50,000 a seat. Raw now…….. pic.twitter.com/pqITiEoH0v
— jp skubinski (@JSkubinski) March 26, 2024
It’s clear that they aren’t happy, but there’s not much else they can do.
