Patriots receive 4 extra picks

Ravens G Yanda end 13-year career

New England will have the maximum four compensatory picks in next month’s draft, including two in the third round, the highest round for such selections. The Patriots also receive two spots in the sixth round.

Denver, Houston, Minnesota, the New York Giants, Philadelphia and Seattle each get three picks, while Baltimore and Miami will each have two.

Receiving one apiece are Chicago, Dallas, the Los Angeles Rams, the Steelers, Tampa Bay and Washington for a total of 32 selections.

A team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory picks in an upcoming draft.

Compensatory free agents are determined by a formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors.

New England gained so many picks because it lost Malcom Brown, Trent Brown, Trey Flowers, Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson, Eric Rowe and LaAdrian Waddle in 2019 free agency, while gaining only Brandon Bolden.

Ravens

Guard Marshal Yanda, the longtime linchpin of the offensive line, will announce his retirement Wednesday, ending a Hall of Fame career after 13 NFL seasons in Baltimore.

Panthers

Carolina has signed quarterback Kyle Allen to a one-year contract extension. Allen, 24, replaced an injured Cam Newton in Week 3 last season. Allen started off his second NFL season by leading Carolina to four wins in a row, but struggled down the stretch and was eventually replaced by rookie Will Grier.

Elsewhere

The deadline for applying franchise and transition tags to free agents has been moved from Thursday to Monday by the league and players union. With the NFL Players Association’s members still voting on a new labor agreement the owners already have approved — that deadline was extended by two days to 11:59 p.m. Saturday — leaving the last time to use the tags at Thursday made little sense.