Jared B

keepin' it real since 1994... UIUC '16

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

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.

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

@PeteThamel @IlliniAD @CoachUnderwood If TTU lets Sorsby play CFB, please boycott the 2026 return bball game in Lubbock.

[Misko4Raznatovic @MiskoRaznatovic]

Tomislav Ivisic will return to Illinois next season!
Zvonimir Ivisic will also return to Illinois next season!
Jake Davis will return to Illinois next season, as well!😀
They joined David Mirkovic, who announced his returning to Illinois earlier today!
#BeoBasketNIL

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

Start the campaign, 2027 NPoY David Mirkovic

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

The best time for @TNTSportsUS to fire Bruce Pearl was two weeks ago. The second best time is right now.

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

It's house money. I'm not going to get upset. It's house money. I'm not going to get upset. I'm not going to get upset. I'm going to be upset. Shit, I'm going to be upset.

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

Can't really describe it but I'm in a bar in Wentzville and every person here is so stereotypically Missourian. Like I could spot another Illinoisian in a second if they walked in

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

2027 National Player of the Year David Mirkovic

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

Jeremy Fears can still be suspended one game if Tony Petitti has the courage to do the right thing

[Jeff Borzello @jeffborzello]

Keaton Wagler's 46 points is the most an individual has EVER scored in a road win over a top-10 opponent in AP Poll history, per ESPN Research.

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

@BoardGeniuses I agree, Altmyer is a stud at 2 min offense

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

9/24 for 142 yds is pretty ass but whatever they're using Bryce Underwood for in ads is paying off better than the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle campaign

[TCU Football @TCUFootball]

when does episode one come out?

[Kamden Lopati @CowboyKamden]

I am grateful to all the coaches that have taken the time to recruit me at West High. I am humbled and honored to announce my Commitment to the University of Illinois Fighting Illini. #famILLy @BretBielema @BarryLunneyJr @artursitkowski4 @coachsolovi @westpanthersfb @Andy_Pham1 @BrandonHuffman @BlairAngulo @GregBiggins @TheUCReport @on3 @247recruiting @Rivals

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

@TheSavBananas give @UncleCharlie50 an at bat we want to see him hit

[Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli]

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[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

They are circling TSJ's movement every offensive possession maybe the wolves should play him more

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

Known NBA playoff contributor Terrance Shannon Jr. having a game

[Jared B @OFFICIALJaredB]

@_ChesterFrazier Their offensive strategy always has been throw bodies at the defense and create contact. These free throw merchants couldn't handle your defense circa 2007

[Tristan Thomas @TristanThomasTV]

Early nine points for Terrence Shannon Jr. off the bench 👀 #Illini
https://t.co/42wAbxkNgL