{"id":755757,"date":"2026-06-23T20:30:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755757\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:30:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:30:30","slug":"nfl-will-not-hold-supplemental-draft-leaving-former-tech-qb-brendan-sorsby-ineligible-for-the-nfl-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/755757\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL will not Hold Supplemental Draft Leaving Former Tech QB Brendan Sorsby Ineligible for the NFL in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

LUBBOCK, Texas \u2013 The NFL has informed its teams league-wide that it will not hold a Supplemental Draft this summer, leaving former Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby ineligible to declare for the NFL in 2026, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to Rapoport, the NFL holds the keys, according to the league’s CBA, to decide whether or not to hold a supplemental draft each summer. The NFL has not held a Supplemental Draft since 2019.<\/p>\n

The NFL\u2019s Management Council sent Sorsby a 486-word letter informing him of the league’s decision. The letter from NFL Management Council General Counsel Lawrence Ferazani to Sorsby outlined various points to the league’s decision, the first mentioning the league’s large gap in dates from holding a Supplemental draft, citing why the NFL had no plans to do so.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He also cited the significance of Sorby\u2019s petition to enter quickly following the fallout of the results of his injunction after his legal battle with the NCAA to regain his eligibility for the 2026 College Football season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe League has not conducted such a draft for several years and, prior to your submission, the League had no plans to do so this year, as no other player has sought entry. Your Petition\u2014filed three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions\u2014does not provide a basis for the League to alter those plans.\u201d read Ferazani\u2019s letter<\/a> that was obtained and published to social media by Rapoport shortly after the news broke. \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\u200b<\/p>\n

The letter also outlined the league’s decision to hold Sorsby eligible for the NFL. The letter cited the NFL\u2019s lack of \u201ccomplete information\u201d surrounding the NCAA\u2019s investigation into Sorsby\u2019s gambling scandal spanning throughout his collegiate career. As well as citing the multiple violations of the NCAA rules that were broken, along with potential breaches of federal or state laws due to the violations. With that, the NFL Management Council General Counsel mentioned the lack of accountability and failure to address said matters as part of the NFL\u2019s decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cYour Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate 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 read the letter. \u201cInstead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a letter ending with an encouragement to Sorsby to focus and enter during the 2027 NFL Draft cycle, referencing Sorby\u2019s talent. While mentioning that \u201cparticipation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

With that, this now leaves Sorsby\u2019s in limbo until the 2027 NFL Draft, where he can officially declare for the NFL again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, Jeffrey Kessler Sorsby\u2019s attorney released a statement following the announcement of the NFL\u2019s decision to ESPN<\/a> as something Sorby\u2019s team will promptly engage with the NFL PA on the decision, calling it a \u201cviolation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a violation of the CBA and the law,\u201d read the statement obtained by ESPN Senior College Football Insider Pete Thamel<\/a>. \u201cWe will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA.”<\/p>\n

Sorsby at this time can play in any other professional league other than the NFL since he is ineligible to enter in 2026. He, at this time, can not sign with an NFL team as a free agent.<\/p>\n

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