2002 NFL Expansion Draft
February 18, 2002
Each NFL team listed five players that expansion teams could select and the franchises were required to claim either 30 players or $27.2 million in contracts (38% of the 2002 salary cap). Teams are prohibited from selecting a player from a team and trading the player back to that club. Existing teams are not allowed to put punters or kickers on the list, nor any player from their 2001 roster who would have become an unrestricted free agent in 2002. They cannot list players who went on injured reserve during the 2001 summer's training camp nor any player who would become a restricted free agent after the 2001 season. Teams will flip a coin for the first pick in the expansion draft, the team that loses will pick first in the NFL draft. During the expansion draft, teams will flip picks every 5 rounds. The teams will assume the contracts of the players they selected, including all future portions of their signing bonuses and any guarantees or other terms. Those selected received $10,000 immediately, an additional $20,000 bonus for reporting to training camp, and another $30,000 for making the active roster during the regular season.
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