@jjmccarthy09 listen to him... and learn. First you have to understand that you have to show it, earn it and prove it - over and over again - to be called THE NINE! #nfl#nfcnorth#qbbattle#lifeisgood 🙏🏼 All the best in 2026 😉 🏈🇩🇪✌🏼💯
The USA Today has released their Top NFL teams heading into the 2026 season.
1. Los Angeles Rams
2. Seattle Seahawks
3. Denver Broncos
4. Buffalo Bills
5. Chicago Bears
6. Houston Texans
7. San Francisco 49ers
8. Cincinnati Bengals
9. Dallas Cowboys
10. Detroit Lions
Thoughts? 🤔
Statement from the office of Brendan Sorsby’s attorney Jeffrey Kessler:
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.
Last week, we requested the NFL’s supplemental draft application. The application asked for basic biographical information, responses to four yes-or-no questions and included a small space for Mr. Sorsby to state “why are you applying for the 2026 Supplemental Draft?” It did not provide an opportunity or ask that Mr. Sorsby submit any additional documentation or information. Mr. Sorsby fully completed the application and submitted it to the NFL within hours of receiving it.
Mr. Sorsby’s agent followed up with the NFL to ask if any additional information was needed or if the NFL had any questions. The NFL declined that invitation.
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.
Top 5 players to score in the most FIFA World Cup editions!
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo — 6
🇦🇷 Lionel Messi — 5
🇧🇷 Pelé — 4
🇩🇪 Miroslav Klose — 4
🇩🇪 Uwe Seeler — 4
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The highest rated overall team, offense, and defense in CFB27 👀
Oregon is rated as the highest overall team, sitting at 91 overall. Ohio State, to no surprise, is the highest rated offense at 92 overall. The Ducks hold the crown for the highest rated defense at 91 overall.
(via @easportscollege)
The Falcons now have done contract extensions with both Drake London and Kyle Pitts:
🏈Pitts: 3-years, $54M
🏈London: 4-years, $141.05M
RB Bijan Robinson is up next.
Honestly, FIFA absolutely nailed the pre game ceremonies this year. The flags are beautiful, but more importantly — having ALL 26 players on the field is really nice. They have earned this moment together, no matter how big or small their role is. Nice to see. Well done
Here is the letter from the NFL’s Management Council to Brendan Sorsby:
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.
"Something was amiss with this all along because there was never clear answers about having a Supplemental Draft..
Right now Brendan Sorsby doesn't have an avenue to the NFL..
He's gonna spend this season out of football hoping that he can be in the 2027 NFL Draft"
@AdamSchefter #PMSLive
Just in: NFL is declining to hold a supplemental draft this summer, currently leaving the 2027 Draft as the only way for QB Brendan Sorsby to enter the NFL.
A letter is being sent to Sorsby, and to all 32 NFL teams, to inform them of the league’s decision.
The league continues to try to show it has little tolerance for gambling issues.