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06/30 17:15 CDT Embattled QB Brendan Sorsby to become eligible for 2027 NFL
draft after opting not to sue the league
Embattled QB Brendan Sorsby to become eligible for 2027 NFL draft after opting
not to sue the league
NEW YORK (AP) --- Brendan Sorsby is moving on to 2027.
The NFL sent a memo to all 32 teams on Tuesday informing them that Sorsby, a
quarterback whose college career ended when the NCAA banished him for gambling
activity that included wagers on his own team while on the roster at Indiana in
2022 and betting on pro sports, will not seek legal action against the NFL
after the league denied his petition to enter the supplemental draft.
"I accept 100% responsibility for my actions," Sorsby posted on Instagram on
Tuesday evening. "I did not have control of my gambling problem and it took
getting caught to realize that, but it was truly the best thing that could have
happened to me."
Sorsby, who moved from Indiana to Cincinnati to Texas Tech before revelations
about an extensive gambling problem surfaced, tried to enter the draft just
three days before the scheduled deadline. The league, which hasn't held a
supplemental draft since 2023 and hasn't had a player selected in it since
2019, denied the petition.
"The issues presented by your Petition are too significant, and too closely
tied to the League's core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review
within the timeline presented," NFL attorney Lawrence P. Ferazani Jr. wrote in
a letter to Sorsby last week.
The 22-year-old Sorsby, who cannot play in the Canadian Football League in
2026, is now considered "draft-eligible" for the 2027 NFL draft. Sorsby will
not be eligible to sign an NFL contract until the draft's conclusion.
The NFL has no plans to discipline Sorsby for any currently known prior
misconduct but holds the right to investigate Sorsby. The league can also take
Sorsby's college misconduct into account should it find cause to discipline
Sorsby in the future.
Sorsby's decision to not challenge the NFL in court leaves him with 10 months
on his hands to prepare. Sorsby had planned to play at Texas Tech this year
before the NCAA 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.
"I am fully committed to being the best version of myself that I can be while
getting ready for the 2027 draft," Sorsby wrote. "God makes no mistakes and I
look forward to seeing the good that is to come from this."
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