MFL536 wrote:if I was supposed to be done drafting after 8 rounds why would I not get a 9th rd pick then
Because your cuts took you to the 8th round, not the ninth. You only get picks for your cuts. Now that you opened a slot post cuts, it becomes a supplemental draft pick simply because the rules state all rosters must be at 40 at the end of the draft.
Thank of it this way, if you made a similar deal during the season, that opened a a spot on your 40 man roster, you don't get to make a free agent pick up to fill the slot. ( you can promote a prospect but that's different). So it's the same thing. If we didn't have a rule that says all rosters must be at 40, youd play season 1 with 39 or make a prospect promotion.
It's the same reason schnoogens has 3 supplemental picks but no picks in rounds 8-13