Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby was set on taking his abilities to the NFL in 2026 … solely the league had one other concept. The NFL won’t maintain a supplemental draft in 2026.
The resolution means Sorsby won’t be eligible to affix the NFL in 2026.
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The league sent a letter to Sorsby — and to all 32 NFL groups — asserting the choice. In it, the league says Sorsby was the one participant to use for the supplemental draft this 12 months and that the quarterback didn’t present sufficient proof to persuade the league his software must be accepted in such a short while interval.
The reported deadline to use for the 2026 NFL supplemental draft was June 22.
“Under our Collective Bargaining Agreement, the League retains sole discretion to determine whether it is appropriate to conduct a Supplemental Draft in any given year. The 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 — filed three enterprise days earlier than the deadline, with none supporting data or documentation, and solely after abandoning your latest litigation efforts to keep away from NCAA sanctions — doesn’t present a foundation for the League to change these plans. The points introduced by your Petition are too important, and too carefully tied to the League’s core integrity pursuits, to allow significant overview inside the timeline introduced.”
Sorsby’s counsel believes the choice is a violation of the league’s collective-bargaining agreement, and plans to debate the problem with the NFLPA. Because Sorsby just isn’t in the NFL, he isn’t technically a member of the gamers’ union but.
Sorsby’s legal professional, Jeffrey Kessler issued a statement Tuesday afternoon stating that Sorsby’s crew went via the right procedures with the NFL to realize entry right into a right into a supplemental draft and that it obtained no indication from the league that Sorsby could be denied:
“In late April, we inquired with the NFL about the process for gaining entry into the Supplemental Draft. The response from the League was that all that was required was a short application, which needed to be submitted prior to June 22. At no point did the NFL indicate that it would need or want to review anything other than the application itself or that submitting the application at or close to the deadline would have any impact on the NFL’s consideration.”
Per the statement, Sorsby’s team learned about the NFL’s denial when everyone else did:
“The NFL gave its letter purporting to deny Mr. Sorsby entry to the Supplemental Draft to the media before sending it to Mr. Sorsby. He learned that the NFL was not planning to hold a Supplemental Draft when the media reported it.”
Kessler’s statement did not address Sorsby’s violation of NCAA gambling rules that ultimately led to the end of his college career and application for the NFL supplemental draft.
Brendan Sorsby’s earliest opportunity to play in the NFL may be 2027. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
(Dylan Buell via Getty Images)
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Brendan Sorsby’s NCAA injunction timeline
The decision by the league comes days after Sorsby applied for the 2026 NFL Supplemental Draft. Sorsby made that decision after an eventful month, which ultimately ended in the quarterback losing his spot on Texas Tech’s football team in 2026.
That tumultuous month began after Sorsby was granted an injunction that allowed him to play for Texas Tech in 2026. That led to mass protests across college football, eventually resulting in the Big 12 threatening legal action against Texas Tech if Sorsby played in a game. It came to an end when Texas Tech Board of Regents chair Cody Campbell confirmed Sorsby would not be a part of the Texas Tech soccer crew in 2026.
With Sorsby seemingly out of different faculty choices, Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported in June that Sorsby would turn his attention to the NFL for the 2026 season.
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Sorsby initially ran afoul of the NCAA after he sought treatment for a gambling addiction in April. Sorsby reportedly positioned hundreds of bets on faculty soccer, a few of which had been positioned on Indiana whereas Sorsby was a member of the crew.
The NCAA finally deemed Sorsby ineligible to play in 2026 for putting these bets.
Sorsby then filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, petitioning to play in the upcoming season. That injunction was finally granted, and Sorsby would technically be eligible to play for Texas Tech in 2026 after serving a two-game suspension.
Texas Tech initially made it appear as if it will welcome Sorsby again on the roster with open arms. Other faculty coaches and athletic directors were furious. Once the Big 12 threatened legal action in opposition to the varsity, nevertheless, it backed down.
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Amid all the confusion over Sorsby’s taking part in standing, reviews emerged that the quarterback had till June 22 to use for the 2026 NFL supplemental draft. Sorsby reportedly utilized for the supplemental draft roughly a week before that deadline.
NFL wants Brendan Sorsby to take responsibility
The NFL, however, found Sorsby’s application lacking. Later in its letter, the league outlined multiple reasons why it felt it was not appropriate to approve Sorsby’s application on such short notice.
It also took Sorbsy to task for refusing to accept responsibility for his actions.
“The League doesn’t have the entire document of the NCAA’s investigation, and also you didn’t present any such supplies along with your Petition. Available data nonetheless signifies that, over the course of your collegiate profession, you knowingly engaged in repeated and important violations of NCAA guidelines designed to protect the integrity of athletic competitors. Reported conduct consists of inserting wagers by yourself crew and teammates and, to keep away from detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who positioned bets in your behalf. There are additionally reviews that you could have violated state legal legislation.
“Your 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’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.”
The NFL’s letter ends by stressing that being in the NFL is “a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities.” The league then inspired Sorsby to focus his efforts on “possible entry” into the league via the usual 2027 NFL Draft.
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Following Tuesday’s resolution by the league, that’s possible the earliest Sorsby might be allowed to enter the NFL.
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