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Posted on 06/23/2026 1:01:10 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Quarterback Brendan Sorsby will not play in the NFL in 2026, as the league has elected not to hold a supplemental draft.
The NFL's decision came down to its right to decide whether to hold a supplemental draft, per the collective bargaining agreement, as league officials said they believed it would ultimately become a distraction to teams as they begin training camps.
"His application carries with it a lot of issues," an NFL source told ESPN. "Core of the game integrity issues."
Sorsby admitted to betting thousands of times on college and pro sports, bets that totaled upward of $90,000 and included 40 wagers on Indiana football while he was on the team.
Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, told ESPN that the NFL's decision to not hold a supplemental draft "is a violation of the CBA and the law. We will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA."
The league told Sorsby in a letter obtained by ESPN: "Your Petition -- filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions -- does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans."
Sorsby had initially been issued a temporary injunction to clear his path to play at Texas Tech this season. But when the Big 12 filed in federal court with aims to punish Sorsby and Texas Tech, Sorsby withdrew his suit and declared for the supplemental draft.
The league's letter to Sorsby said that the "sole reasons" he sought entry in his petition were that he'd been declared ineligible.
"The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA's decision," the letter states. "Public sources, however, indicate that in May 2026 the NCAA issued a determination declaring you permanently ineligible from participation in college athletics, based on a sustained pattern of improper gambling activity during your collegiate career at three different universities."
The letter, signed by Larry Ferazani, the general counsel of the NFL management council, adds that Sorsby's petition does not "demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League's rules and policies governing the integrity of competition.
"Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA's decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts."
A player hasn't been selected in an NFL supplemental draft since 2019. Sorsby would potentially be able to play in the CFL. He's currently ineligible to play collegiately under NCAA rules.
"As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability," Ferazani says in the letter. "By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft."
Sorsby was ESPN's No. 1 player in the NCAA transfer portal this offseason, and his admission to gambling and subsequent trip to an in-house treatment facility loomed as the biggest football story of the offseason.
The NFL source added of Sorsby's late filing: "It's an avoidance of that distraction [to teams] caused by his own timing."
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It would have been better to hold the draft, even if all the teams declined to bid.
PETE ROSE WANNABE?
Similar to Ohio Buckeyes QB Art Schlichter 1978-1981.
This is absurd. The NFL wasn’t worried about its so-called “integrity” over the criminal actions and jail time of Rashee Rice. Or all the wife beaters who are welcome in the League. But this one kid who admitted he had a gambling addiction and got treatment is too offensive for them?
At least a half dozen teams would have wanted this kid.
Yup- this is not the end of the story...
NFLPA will fight this and there could be a lawsuit by Sorsby....stupid decision by the NFL...
He would’ve been drafted no later than the 2nd round...
Art Schlichter has had a terrible life because of gambling addiction. But there is a huge difference. Back then the NFL and NCAA were firmly against gambling. Now they do everything they can to promote it.
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And, no, you’re not returning to Lubbock.
No. He’s just not important enough for them to go out of their way to get him in. His whole saga completed over a month after the draft. They decided to not hold an extra draft for him. Now he needs to stay in shape for next year’s draft. Basically he’s just a kid who quit school after the draft and they’re saying “see ya next year”.
They let Michael Vick back in. Dog killer.
Denying him the right to make a living. He’s got a case. Let a judge declare him eligible to play and better yet make him a free agent free to sign with anyone-no draft pick. That will teach the NFL.
That was his case against the NCAA- as well as a bunch of other guys like Diego Pavia, Trinidad Chambliss, etc....
Nothing could be further from the truth- with the intense interest in Sorsby’s story and the fact he would’ve been the 2nd quarterback selected in April’s draft, had he entered, he is incredibly important for the league...
If you are aware of the history of the supplemental draft, there have been hundreds of inconsequential prospects who entered the supplemental draft and were not selected. Sorsby was a top 75 prospect
Worse....
More like Art Schlichter.
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