NFL cancels supplemental draft for third straight offseason

The National Football League has decided against holding the 2022 Supplemental Draft for the third straight summer.

According to NFL reporter Tom Pelissero, the National Football League has decided to do away with this year’s edition of the supplemental draft.

This is the third consecutive year in which it’s made that same decision, which means any player who was hoping to still gain eligibility to play in the NFL this season will now have to wait until next spring’s first-year player draft in ’23.

The supplemental draft, typically held in mid-summer, hasn’t been held now since 2019. The event is typically held for players who have had their college eligibility altered in some way that’s forced them to try to find their way to the pros. Sometimes it means a player has been ruled academically ineligible going forward into another collegiate season, so they try to make the leap to the pros early.

The Kansas City Chiefs have never been big players in the supplemental draft. Along with rare player interest or visits, the Chiefs have only ever drafted one player in the history of the entire event—a second-round pick used on defensive tackle Darren Mickell back in 1992.

Despite the Chiefs’ lack of interest in utilizing the supplemental draft, there have been some solid players come into the league that way—from Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar to Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Cris Carter.