Editing NFL draft (section)

===Forfeiture===
The [[NFL commissioner]] has the authority to forfeit picks any team is allotted in a draft for rules violations. A total of 28 selections have been forfeited since 1980 for 23 rules violations by 15 teams, while three other selections have been moved down from their original position. The [[New England Patriots]] have been the most penalized team, losing five draft picks for four violations. The [[Denver Broncos]], [[Las Vegas Raiders]] (as the Oakland Raiders), [[New Orleans Saints]] and [[San Francisco 49ers]] have each committed two violations.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fenelon, Andy |date=May 11, 2015 |title=Draft picks that have been stripped from NFL teams since 1980 |work=NFL.com |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/draft-picks-that-have-been-stripped-from-nfl-teams-since-1980-0ap3000000492229 |access-date=September 4, 2019}}</ref> The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], who have forfeited only one pick since 1980 (a third rounder in 2001 due to trying to circumvent the [[salary cap]] involving offensive lineman [[Will Wolford]] in 1998), have also forfeited multiple picks, with the other one coming in the form of a third-rounder in 1979 for the now-infamous 1978 [[Shouldergate]] controversy.<ref name="Punishment">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HUENAAAAIBAJ&dq=pads%20draft%20steelers&pg=4141%2C3968058|title=Tarnish on the Black and Gold Reputation|last=Musick|first=Phil|date=June 27, 1978|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|page=9|access-date=April 2, 2010}}</ref> Teams selecting a player in a supplemental draft will forfeit the corresponding selection in the following year's NFL draft.

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! Draft !! Team !! Pick(s) !! Reason
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|rowspan="2"| [[1980 NFL draft|1980]] || [[1980 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] || 3rd || Holding an illegal tryout
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| [[1980 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] || 4th || Exceeding player limit
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|rowspan="2"| [[1981 NFL draft|1981]]|| [[1981 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] || 3rd || Contract violations involving DB [[Bill Thompson (American football)|Bill Thompson]]
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| [[1981 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] || 5th || Illegally sequestering players in [[1978 Oakland Raiders season|1978]]
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| [[1986 NFL draft|1986]] || [[1986 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 3rd || Illegal use of injured-reserve list
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|rowspan="2"| [[1995 NFL draft|1995]] || rowspan="2" | [[1995 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] || 2nd || rowspan="2" | Tampering with DC [[Dom Capers]], who was under contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, about the Panthers' head coaching job
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| 6th
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|rowspan="2"| [[2001 NFL draft|2001]] || [[2001 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] || 3rd || Exceeding the salary cap in [[1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season|1998]]
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| [[2001 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 5th || rowspan="2" | Violations of salary cap rules
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|rowspan="2"| [[2002 NFL draft|2002]] || [[2002 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 3rd 
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| [[2002 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] || 3rd || rowspan="2" | Violations of the salary cap in 1996–1998
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| [[2005 NFL draft|2005]] || [[2005 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] || 3rd 
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|rowspan="2"| [[2008 NFL draft|2008]] || [[2008 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 1st || [[Spygate (NFL)|Illegally videotaping]] New York Jets coaches' signals on the sideline during a [[2007 New England Patriots season|2007 game]]
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| [[2008 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 5th{{efn|In addition to forfeiting their 5th round selection, the 49ers were required to swap 3rd-round selections with the Bears (moving the 49ers down and the Bears up six spots).}} || Tampering with LB [[Lance Briggs]], who was under contract with the [[Chicago Bears]]
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|rowspan="2"| [[2012 NFL draft|2012]] || [[2012 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] || 2nd || Paying "[[New Orleans Saints bounty scandal|bounties]]" for injuring opposing players 
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| [[2012 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] || 6th{{efn|In addition to forfeiting their 6th round selection, the Lions were required to swap [[2011 NFL draft|2011]] 5th-round selections with the Chiefs (moving the Lions down and the Chiefs up 14 spots).}} || Tampering with S [[Jarrad Page]], who was under contract with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
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| [[2013 NFL draft|2013]] || [[2013 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]] || 2nd || Paying "bounties" for injuring opposing players
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|rowspan="3"| [[2016 NFL draft|2016]] || [[2016 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 1st || [[Deflategate|Deflating footballs]] used in the 2014 AFC Championship Game
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| [[2016 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] || 3rd || Violations of the NFL's anti-tampering policy during the [[2015 NFL season|2015]] free agency period
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| [[2016 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] || 5th || Pumping artificial noise into their stadium
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|rowspan="3"| [[2017 NFL draft|2017]] || [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 4th || Deflating footballs used in the 2014 AFC Championship Game
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| [[2017 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] || 5th || Violation of off-season workout policies
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| [[2017 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] || 6th || Violation of the NFL's anti-tampering policy during the 2015 free agency period
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|rowspan="2"| [[2021 NFL draft|2021]] || [[2021 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] || 3rd || Illegally filming the field and sidelines during a [[Cincinnati Bengals|Cincinnati]]–[[Cleveland Browns|Cleveland]] game in December 2019 (by the team's television crew)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29380577/new-england-patriots-fined-11-million-lose-draft-pick-film-crew-fallout |title=New England Patriots fined $1.1 million, lose draft pick in film crew fallout |website=ESPN |first=Mike |last=Reiss |date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2020}}</ref>
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| [[2021 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] || 7th || Violation of salary cap rules in 2019 regarding a practice squad player<ref>{{cite web|last=Craig|first=Mark|date=March 19, 2021|title=Vikings lose seventh-round draft pick for salary-cap violation|url=https://www.startribune.com/vikings-lose-seventh-round-draft-pick-for-salary-cap-violation/600036383/|access-date=March 20, 2021|work=StarTribune}}</ref>
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| [[2022 NFL draft|2022]] || [[2022 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]|| 6th || Repeated violations of COVID-19 protocols during the 2020 season<ref>{{cite web |author=Smith, Michael |date=March 20, 2021 |title=Saints forfeit 2022 draft pick for COVID-19 violations |work=NBC Sports |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/03/20/saints-forfeit-2022-draft-pick-for-covid-19-violations/ |access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>
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| rowspan=2|[[2023 NFL draft|2023]] || [[2023 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] || 1st || Punishment for multiple violations of the league's anti-[[Tampering (sport)|tampering]] policy in conversations with quarterback [[Tom Brady]] and [[Don Yee]], the agent for then-New Orleans Saints coach [[Sean Payton]] (as well as Brady)<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 2, 2022|title=NFL strips Miami Dolphins of 2023 first-round pick, fines Stephen Ross $1.5M for tampering with Tom Brady, Sean Payton|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/34334514/nfl-strips-miami-dolphins-2023-first-round-pick-fines-stephen-ross-15m-tampering-tom-brady-sean-payton|access-date=August 2, 2022|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
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| [[2023 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] || 5th || Salary cap reporting violation by providing then-Texan [[Deshaun Watson]] with undisclosed compensation<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 9, 2023|title=Texans forfeit 2023 fifth-round pick, fined 175K for salary cap reporting violation|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/texans-forfeit-2023-fifth-round-pick-fined-175k-for-salary-cap-reporting-violati|access-date=March 18, 2023|website=NFL }}</ref>
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| [[2024 NFL draft|2024]] || [[2024 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] || 3rd || Forfeited with their 2023 pick forfeiture.
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| rowspan=2|[[2025 NFL draft|2025]] || [[2025 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 5th || Punishment for administrative payroll accounting errors that occurred during the [[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|2022 season]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 18, 2024|title=Niners to forfeit 2025 fifth-round pick as result of administrative payroll accounting errors|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/niners-to-forfeit-2025-fifth-round-pick-as-result-of-administrative-payroll-accounting-errors|access-date=February 20, 2025|website=NFL }}</ref>
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| [[2025 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] || 5th || Violation of the league's anti-tampering policy by having "improper contact" with QB [[Kirk Cousins]], WR [[Darnell Mooney]] and TE [[Charlie Woerner]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 13, 2024|title=Falcons forfeit draft pick, fined for tampering; Eagles cleared|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40341876/nfl-penalizes-falcons-tampering-eagles-cleared|access-date=February 20, 2025|website=ESPN }}</ref>
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