{"id":721765,"date":"2026-06-23T19:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721765\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T19:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T19:36:08","slug":"nfl-declines-to-hold-supplemental-draft-for-former-texas-tech-qb-brendan-sorsby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/721765\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL declines to hold supplemental draft for former Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NFL has declined to hold a supplemental draft next month and informed former Texas Tech <\/a>quarterback Brendan Sorsby<\/a> by letter, according to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter<\/a>. Sorsby, who dropped his eligibility case against the NCAA last week, will now have to wait until next year\u2019s 2027 NFL Draft, barring any potential legal challenges.<\/p>\n

Sorsby\u2019s attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, called the NFL\u2019s decision to not hold a supplemental draft \u201ca violation\u201d of the league\u2019s collective bargaining agreement and indicated they will pursue immediate legal action.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a violation of the CBA and the law,\u201d Kessler told On3\u2019s Pete Nakos<\/a>. \u201cWe will pursue this with the NFLPA immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The NFL hasn\u2019t held a supplemental draft in the past three years, and the last time a player was selected via the supplemental draft was in 2019 when the Arizona Cardinals took former Washington State <\/a>safety Jalen Thompson<\/a> in the fifth round. In its letter to Sorsby, the NFL\u2019s legal counsel explained its decision to not hold the supplemental draft was already made prior to Sorsby\u2019s petition, which was filed June 16 on the same day his legal team withdrew his case against the NCAA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the full letter the NFL sent Sorsby below, via NBC\u2019s Albert Breer<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The NFL has decline Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby’s application to enter the supplemental draft. @SINow<\/a> has obtained the letter the league sent to Sorsby to inform him of the decision.<\/p>\n

Here is the text of it \u2026 pic.twitter.com\/oaclD85Cnt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/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,\u201d the NFL\u2019s letter to Sorsby read, per Schefter<\/a>. \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. The 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

Sorsby\u00a0announced his intention to part ways with Texas Tech late June 15<\/a>, one week after a retired Texas state judge\u00a0granted him a temporary injunction<\/a>\u00a0that restored his collegiate eligibility after the NCAA declared him ineligible for notorious sports gambling. The 22-year-old Sorsby\u00a0admitted placing thousands of bets totaling more than $90,000<\/a>\u00a0over a four-year period between 2022-26, including more than 40 wagers on\u00a0Indiana<\/a>\u00a0football games in 2022 when he was a freshman reserve with the Hoosiers. Those betting activities carried over to his time at Cincinnati, which was reportedly notified of Sorsby\u2019s gambling proclivities in Aug. 2025,\u00a0according to USA Today\u2019s Matt Hayes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The NFL cited Sorsby\u2019s past gambling activities in its rejection letter and noted his petition to enter the supplemental draft did not directly address any of those admitted issues. The NFL\u2019s letter is also critical of how Sorsby sought legal recourse rather than accept the NCAA\u2019s discipline for breaking its gambling rules.<\/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 the NFL letter to Sorsby read. \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

Sorsby submitted his petition to enter the NFL\u2019s supplemental draft last Tuesday after a mutual split with Texas Tech despite winning a temporary injunction against the NCAA\u2019s permanent eligibility ban for his past gambling activities on June 8. The injunction sparked widespread pushback throughout the college football world, especially within the Big 12, where league leaders were pressuring the conference to sanction Texas Tech for its tentative plan to play Sorsby in 2026.<\/p>\n

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