From Brendan Sorsby's lawyer Jeffery Kessler, via email: "This is an unlawful action by the NFL in violation of the CBA. ย We will be taking this matter to the NFLPA." Kessler, of course, has been a lead outside counsel for the NFLPA for decades.
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Here is the letter from the NFLโs Management Council to Brendan Sorsby:
Dear Mr. Sorsby:
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We are in receipt of your Petition for Special Eligibility, dated June 16, 2026 (โPetitionโ).ย As announced earlier today, the League has elected not to conduct a Supplemental Draft this year.
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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 Petitionโfiled three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctionsโdoes 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 Leagueโs core integrity interests, to permit meaningful review within the timeline presented.
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The sole reasons identified in your Petition for seeking entry into the Supplemental Draft are that you have been โdeclared ineligibleโ by the NCAA, have โexhausted all of [your] avenues to continue in the NCAA,โ and โwant to now play in the NFL.โ The Petition provides no information regarding the basis for, or timing of, the NCAAโs 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.
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The League does not have the complete record of the NCAAโs 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.
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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 Leagueโs rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAAโs 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.
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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.
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Sincerely,
Lawrence P. Ferazani, Jr.
The NFL has informed teams that it will NOT be holding a Supplemental Draft, meaning Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will not be eligible to enter the NFL in 2026.
The CBA allows the league to decide whether to hold a Supplemental Draft, and this year, it wonโt.
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