Eagles Gain Compensatory Pick for Losing Sweat

0:00It's April 25th, NFL News, today starts now, AI-powered and game-ready. I'm Cory with the story. Philadelphia Eagles just snagged a compensatory pick in the 2026 NFL draft for losing Josh Sweat to the Arizona Cardinals last year. Sweat bolted on a 4-year deal worth $76.4 million, and now the birds get the number 137 overall pick in the E. That pick comes straight from the formula that rewards teams for net losses of top-free agents from the prior offseason. Eagles fans might be feeling that sting extra hard after Sweat lit it up in Arizona during the 2025 season. He posted only 30 tackles, his lowest since his second year in the league, back in 2019, but crushed it with a career high 12 sacks, became the Cardinals' top pass rusher, and anchored their defense big time. Heinzheim makes you wonder if Philly should have locked him down, especially with that production on the table. But they had eyes on the future. Juggling cap space for a loaded defensive

1:01front coming up, so it wasn't a total disaster to let him walk. Compensatory picks like this, slot into the end of rounds, three through seven based on salary, snaps, and other stats from those lost players. Eagles sit at 137 for now, and will keep tabs on how they play that card come draft time.