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Brendan Sorsby will have to wait until 2027 to begin his NFL career.<\/p>\n

The NFL informed the 22-year-old quarterback on Tuesday that it will not hold a supplemental draft this year, and encouraged him to focus on preparing for possible entry into the league through the regular draft next year. <\/p>\n

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The league told Sorsby of its decision in a letter that was obtained by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

Sorsby had applied for the supplemental draft after a legal battle with the NCAA, which had declared him ineligible for making thousands of bets on sporting events worth at least $90,000 during his college career. Those included at least 40 bets on Indiana while he was a freshman there in 2022, though none on the games in which he played for the Hoosiers that season.<\/p>\n

The NFL hasn\u2019t held a supplemental draft since 2023 and had no plans to do so this year before Sorsby\u2019s petition. No player has been selected in the supplemental draft since 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Petition \u2014 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 \u2014 does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans,\u201d NFL attorney Lawrence P. Ferazani Jr. said in his letter to Sorsby and the 32 NFL teams. \u201cThe issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely tied to the League\u2019s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eligibility for either the regular draft or supplemental draft is required for entry into the NFL, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its union. A player who is not selected in the draft could then enter the league as a free agent.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo player shall be eligible to be employed by an NFL Club until he has been eligible for selection in an NFL Draft,\u201d the CBA states in Article 6.<\/p>\n

Sorsby is considered a potential Day 2 pick \u2014 second or third round \u2014 in next year\u2019s draft. Teams will have to be convinced he\u2019s overcome his gambling problems.<\/p>\n

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The NFL\u2019s letter pointed out that Sorsby\u2019s petition didn\u2019t address reports that he may have violated state law nor did it \u201cdemonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League\u2019s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

It concluded: \u201cWe encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.\u201d<\/p>\n

The submission deadline for the rarely used supplemental draft was Monday. Sorsby had planned to work out for NFL teams on July 10.<\/p>\n

Sorsby, after transferring earlier this year from Cincinnati to Texas Tech, was banished from competition by the NCAA for the gambling activity.<\/p>\n

After spending a month in a residential treatment program for a diagnosed addiction that led to thousands of bets, Sorsby sued the NCAA and gained a court-ordered reinstatement that prompted nationwide backlash toward Texas Tech. The controversy led Sorsby to enter this special draft session.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been \u2018declared ineligible\u2019 by the NCAA, have \u2018exhausted all of (your) avenues to continue in the NCAA,\u2019 and \u2018want to now play in the NFL,\u2019\u201d Ferazani wrote. \u201cThe Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA\u2019s decision. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

A person with knowledge of the union\u2019s thinking told the AP that the NFL Players Association \u201chas not made any determination on if, how or whether there are legal grounds to act on\u201d the league\u2019s decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because it is a legal matter.<\/p>\n

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AP NFL: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nfl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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