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Father, husband, gamer, nurse, former paramedic, and lifelong Ducks fan. Here for Ducks sports (especially football), games, and lefty politics. He/Him.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@IngrahamAngle I think there are more pressing matters, personally.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

An obtained letter from Larry Ferazani, General Counsel of the NFL Management Council.

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.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@CracraftFan Change NFL and Superbowl to CFB and CFP Championship, and I vote for that. Otherwise, World Cup.

[kelli @whatthekel]

About yesterday.
4 years with the @oregonfootball team and @SHPbeds to build beds for kids that don’t have a bed. Yesterday we got 125 beds built for our community! Such a great organization and cause; and it’s amazing to see the team making a direct impact.
#GoDucks💚💛

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@emilyetaylor23 I mean, baked is probably the worst form of potato other than raw. But if someone held me against my will and made me eat one, sure, let's throw some sour cream up in there.

[Message Board Geniuses Podcast @TheMBGPodcast]

NEW EPISODE!

We discuss all things #GeorgiaTech, MBG’s top-5 college football matchups we want to see, the Brendan Sorsby fiasco, if Texas oilmen can fix college sports, the Alabama message board rumor meal, skinny dipping, and more.

🍎 https://t.co/9uNaQ3TDAt

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@BoardGeniuses I would encourage my senators to vote for it if we called it the Screw FSU Act.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

These are popping up at UK bus stops.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@StevePalazzolo_ Doesn't that assume someone wants to spend a draft pick on him? I'm not sure that's the case.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

Is anyone going to bid on him? Genuine question, I don't pretend to be a talent scout.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

Sources: Texas Tech transfer quarterback Brendan Sorsby plans to enter the NFL Supplemental Draft. Amid the legal wrangling over his NCAA eligibility after admitting he bet on sports, he intends to head to the NFL.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@japan_nobunaga I did not know the tongue thing.

[oregontf @OregonTF]

Simeon Birnbaum. 1500m National Champion. #GoDucks

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@michaelbish Internatty?

[Zack 🏳️‍🌈 @DreamyZackRacin]

Ten years ago on June 12, 2016: the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

As a queer 16 yr old at the time, it was the first time I really felt the weight of my identity.

The 49 names of the lives lost that night will ride with me this week at Pocono. 🏳️‍🌈

[oregontf @OregonTF]

NATIONAL CHAMPION‼️

Ben Smith wins the #NCAATF men's shot put title, becomes the third UO man to win the event.

Neal Steinhauer - 1965
Dean Crouser - 1982
Ben Smith - 2026 | 21.04m/69-0.5 (PB, UO #2)

#GoDucks

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@finebaum I agree that we should also make the abusers pariahs in the sport as well. And yes, gambling is much less of a moral problem, but it compromises the integrity of the game.

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@UseFireFoxPLS @TonberryBleu Gotta imagine they're mutually exclusive.

[Scottish Banter @1scottishbanter]

Introducing the Scottish-American travel dictionary 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We’ve put together this guide to keep the Tartan Army out of trouble in the States.

Read carefully to avoid confusing the locals, deeply offending the country, or being interrogated by Homeland Security over a sandwich.

[Eugene Emeralds @EugeneEmeralds]

THE EMERALDS ARE THE FIRST HALF CHAMPIONS OF THE NORTHWEST LEAGUE

[Webfoot 🇺🇲 @Nattfodd]

@jaylassoku See, the difference between this and most other NCAA enforcement issues is we almost all agree that gambling on your own team is bad. The NCAA enforcing good rules is good. The NCAA enforcing bad rules is bad. It's that simple.