{"id":33206,"date":"2025-03-15T03:07:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T03:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33206"},"modified":"2025-03-15T03:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T03:07:11","slug":"nfl-snatches-away-a-draft-pick-from-the-miami-dolphins-based-on-their-own-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33206","title":{"rendered":"NFL snatches away a draft pick from the Miami Dolphins based on their own mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It seemed like the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0had gotten some terrific news regarding their 2025 NFL Draft when the league announced the Dolphins\u00a0had gotten four compensatory picks on Wednesday, the most allowed under league rules.<\/p>\n<p>That is, until the league had a &#8220;whoops, my bad&#8217; moment on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Per NFL Network&#8217;s Tom Pelissero, the NFL Management Council announced to teams on Friday that the 2025 compensatory picks were changing based on a 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