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Two players came off the board during the聽2018聽NFL聽supplemental draft Wednesday.聽The New York Giants selected former Western Michigan Broncos cornerback Sam Beal in the third round Cole Beasley Jersey Womens , Bleacher Report's Matt Miller reported. The Washington Redskins also selected Virginia Tech Hokies cornerback Adonis Alexander, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.The New York Post's Paul Schwartz noted the Giants will forfeit a third-round pick in the 2019 draft as a result of using their supplemental pick. The Redskins, likewise, lose a sixth-round pickBeal was widely expected to be the first player off the board. In three years at Western Michigan, he聽garnered聽65 tackles, two interceptions and a forced fumble. According to Pro Football Focus, Beal was especially effective in his junior season:Pro Football Focus @PFFSam Beal, just drafted by the Giants Tre'Davious White Jersey Youth , allowed the lowest passer rating in the MAC on throws into his coverage in 2017. https://t.co/LAHCQ7Tj2fMiller聽wrote Beal was "the best prospect to enter the league's supplemental draft in a long time." Miller also spoke to an NFL defensive coordinator who described Beal as "long, flexible, fast" and "[fitting] the mold of what we want at outside corner."Beal joins a Giants defense that allowed the聽second-most聽passing yards in 2017 (252.4 per game), though New York was 19th in pass defense DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average), per聽Football Outsiders.The Giants opted against selecting a defensive back in the 2018 draft,聽while free-agent signings William Gay and Teddy Williams will likely play reserve roles behind Eli Apple and Janoris Jenkins.A third-round pick is a high price to pay for Beal, so the Giants almost certainly envision he'll assume a meaningful role in 2018.Alexander聽finished聽his Virginia Tech career with聽91 tackles, seven interceptions and a forced fumble. Virginia Tech聽confirmed聽in June he was no longer a member of the team after Alexander聽announced聽through his agent he was academically ineligible for the 2018 season.The Hokies also聽suspended聽Alexander in 2016 following an arrest for misdemeanor marijuana possession.Burgundy Blog kept its reaction to Wednesday's move in check:Burgundy Blog @BurgundyBlog#Redskins spend 2019 6th on Alexander. Modest Cheap Jamal Adams Jersey , appropriate investment. Above-avg tools, below-avg intangibles. Also Skins v likely to be awarded (at least) one 6th-rd comp pick. I'm not doing backflips, but it's a good move.Unlike the Giants, pass defense was a strength for Washington in 2017. The team was ninth in passing yards allowed (213.8), though Washington had to replace Kendall Fuller after trading him to the Kansas City Chiefs.Alexander could compete with Quinton Dunbar and Orlando Scandrick for the starting cornerback spot alongside Josh Norman.Three other players were eligible for the supplemental draft:聽Mississippi State Bulldogs safety Brandon Bryant, Grand Valley State Lakers running back Martayveus Carter and Oregon State Beavers linebacker Bright Ugwoegbu. Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesHall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson said he was fine with the NFL's new national anthem policy, telling TMZ Sports "everybody has a right to do what they want to do" and adding he liked that players will have the option to remain in the locker room if they so choose."You can't please everybody. By saying this, you know somebody's not going to like it Clay Matthews Jersey Elite ," he said. "It is what it is. It's like religion and raising your kids: Nobody's going to agree with you all the time."Everybody has a disagreement on how you raise your kids, religion, politics. So my thing is that I stood when we played. And I would still stand."The NFL's new anthem policy requires players to stand for its playing if they choose to be on the field at that time, though they can also remain in the locker room. Players who protest during the anthem, however鈥攎any players have taken a knee to protest racial inequality and police brutality in the past two seasons鈥攚ill subject their teams to fines from the league office.Additionally, teams may fine players or personnel who do not stand during the anthem."We want people to be respectful of the national anthem," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday, per Kevin Seifert and Dan Graziano of ESPN.com. "We want people to stand鈥攖hat's all personnel鈥攁nd make sure they treat this moment in a respectful fashion. That's something we think we owe. [But] we were also very sensitive to give players choices."That decision was a controversial one Devin Hester Bears Jersey , with many players publicly disagreeing with the league on its new policy and New York Jets chairman Christopher Johnson saying he would pay any fines if Jets players chose to protest:Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkins#TheFightContinues https://t.co/TX9IBDxRevChris Long @JOEL9ONEhttps://t.co/xS5Q9ibYrVTorrey Smith @TorreySmithWR鈥淎ppropriate respect for flag and anthem鈥?implies that guys were being disrespectful towards it. Which is an opinion. Most people who believe that ignore the responses from the players and more importantly why men chose to protest. https://t.co/j7nyw2LkaiNewsday Sports @NewsdaySports#Jets chairman Christopher Johnson tells Newsday he鈥檒l pay any anthem-related league fines for his players | @BobGlauber https://t.co/6zIqgPVIrZ https://t.co/pxx8L0oz2BWhile those players and other critics of the NFL's decision failed to see the compromise in the new rule鈥擟leveland Browns quarterback Tyrod Taylor pointed out that the players had no input on the new policy, according to Seifert and Graziano鈥?Dickerson said the league found a middle ground."This gives you a choice," he said. "I think that's a good thing.".