Brendan Sorsby and Texas Tech vs the NCAA

[Jeff Lebowski]

Bwahahahahaha...

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[Shaka]

[Omaha 680]

Letter from NFL General Counsel to Sorsby as reported by Adam Scheffter is brutal. Basically the NFL said you are radioactive until you demonstrate you recognize you did something disqualifying for high level athletic competition.

[Donuthole]

Letter from NFL General Counsel to Sorsby as reported by Adam Scheffter is brutal. Basically the NFL said you are radioactive until you demonstrate you recognize you did something disqualifying for high level athletic competition.

Dear Mr. Sorsby:

We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (“Petition”). As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.

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 business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctions—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’s core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.

The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been “declared ineligible” by the NCAA, have “exhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,” and “want to now play in the NFL.” The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAA’s 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.

The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

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.

As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability. By all accounts, you are a talented player with the potential for future success. We encourage you to focus on preparing for possible entry into the NFL through the 2027 NFL Annual Draft.

Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.

Here you go.

[Jeff Lebowski]

That is beautiful.

I wonder how those idiots in Lubbock are spinning this.

[All-American]

Hooray, more lawsuits!

[SteelBlue]

They should've just held the supplemental draft and let him go unselected. No lawyers needed.

[falafel]

That is beautiful.

I wonder how those idiots in Lubbock are spinning this.

Even the NFL is afraid of Sorsby!

[Jeff Lebowski]

Even the NFL is afraid of Sorsby!

Literal lol. That would be right on brand.

[Northwestcoug]

Welcome to the CFL Brendan!

[Moliere]

That letter is incredible. Hats off to the NFL. Doesn’t shouldn’t be anywhere near a football field. He can just as easily work on his addiction while flipping burgers or delivering for Amazon.

[falafel]

Welcome to the CFL Brendan!

The Rough Riders are a well-run franchise.

[Green Monstah]

That letter is incredible. Hats off to the NFL. Doesn’t shouldn’t be anywhere near a football field. He can just as easily work on his addiction while flipping burgers or delivering for Amazon.

Or because Texas Tech deeply cares about Sorsby the human being above all else, he could run their scout offense whilst continuing his education. I’m sure that’s what Brendan and the University will do, RIGHT GUYS? GUYS???!!!!

[Northwestcoug]

The Rough Riders are a well-run franchise.

I’ve never been, but I assume Saskatchewan would feel like home after being in Lubbock!

[falafel]

I’ve never been, but I assume Saskatchewan would feel like home after being in Lubbock!

I recently met some people from ReGINA and they were lovely.