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[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

THE KNOCKOUT STAGE IS SET 🍿

[Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero]

Here’s the NFL’s letter to Brendan Sorsby, informing him it is declining his petition to enter the supplemental draft, which will not be held this year.

[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.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

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 won’t.

[Jeremy Fowler @JFowlerESPN]

Trade: The Kansas City Chiefs are dealing OT Wanya Morris to the Atlanta Falcons, per sources.

Morris, who started 16 games for Chiefs, gives Atlanta much-needed tackle help.

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Not American Football 🏈 related but World Cup ⚽️ is fun. At least it’s a good way to enjoy the offseason waiting for 🏈 to return.

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

The biggest tournament in the world starts today

[NFL @NFL]

Broncos agree to terms with coach Sean Payton on new five-year contract.

[Dave @davebftv]

The Bears will debut their Nike Rivalries uniforms on Christmas Day vs the Packers

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Eagles signed former Bills DE A.J. Epenesa.

Epenesa originally was Buffalo’s 2020 second-round pick. He planned to sign with the Browns in March, but didn’t pass his physical. Now he lands in Philadelphia.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Record deal: The Chiefs are adding two years to Patrick Mahomes’ contract, tying him to Kansas City through the 2033 season at a value of $504.75 million, making it the first NFL deal valued at over a half-billion dollars, per @RapSheet and me.

Equity Sports CEO Chris Cabott, and Chiefs GM Brett Veach and his staff, put the finishing touches on the landmark agreement today.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Center Aaron Brewer and the Miami Dolphins reached agreement today on a 3-year, $52.5 million extension that includes $37 million guaranteed. The deal makes Brewer one of the highest-paid centers in the league in a deal done by Kyle McCarthy of Athletes First.

[Touchdown Talks @TalksTouchdown]

@MaxMarkhamNFL Got the stadium wrong, and while Caleb is wearing all blues, he’s wearing the wrong socks, and the WR in frame is wearing white pants.

[Touchdown Talks @TalksTouchdown]

@therealburns3 I keep seeing people say they’ll switch to be Packers fans. Sounds like some these “Bears fans” are already closet fans of another team. If the Bears moving 20 minutes down the road makes you want to cheer for another team, especially the Packers, you’re already not a Bears fan!

[Spencer W. Taylor @Spencertbears]

Hammond, IN 🐻⬇️

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Pen to paper ✍️

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

The Bears’ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bears’ board has voted on any stadium site.

As one source said, “There is more work to do but barring anything very strange, it’s a done deal.”

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

ESPN sources: Green Bay WR Christian Watson and the Packers reached agreement today on a four-year, $110.5 million contract extension that includes a $31 million signing bonus.

[Herd w/Colin Cowherd @TheHerd]

"Caleb is very unique and rare. He is still underrated as a number one pick at quarterback... I'm not sure, outside of Josh Allen, anybody has his talent in the NFL playing that position."

@colincowherd reacts to Caleb Williams being named the Madden 27 cover athlete

[CHGO Bears @CHGO_Bears]

Tyrique Stevenson on Caleb Williams’ Madden cover:

“I told [Caleb] he got to sign mine”🤣

Adds that he’s “honored” to be on the same team as the Madden cover athlete🤝

[CHGO Bears @CHGO_Bears]

Ben Johnson on the Myles Garrett trade: “Not a whole lot of thought goes into it. We got our own business to take care of.”