@RealMNchiefsfan The NFL may be told it is wrong legally in the end, but if they act in accordance with public expectation along the way (as they seem to be) they will count that as a win. Ray Rice was jobbed by the NFL but also never played again, which is what people wanted then too.
@geoffschwartz Dante Stallworth ran over a person and killed them while drunk he never argued he should avoid punishment bc beer is legal and the NFL sells ad space to beer companies. He did not argue this because 1) it’s not a serious argument and 2) it has nothing to do with what he did wrong
@Omar_K_Ibrahem@RapSheet Sometimes protecting the Shield aligns closely with what the public craves (think Ray Rice 2nd suspension). The public wants this kid told he’s a POS the game dont need him. maybe the NFL is legally wrong but the lb of flesh is worth the headache.
@ApexDawgNC@NFL Hey, no amount of bud light adds makes it ok to drink and drive and mow down pedestrians in a crosswalk. Stop acting like advertising takes away all your free will
@NFLosophy If he’s taking his case to the NFLPA I think it implies Sorsby applied for membership. NFLPA says players actively seeking employment with an nfl team can join.
@mmtorres34@ProFootballTalk He’s no kid. He’s a grown man.
Granted, you can’t tell by the way he’s acting but I cm take the way ppl infantilize this adult in an effort to gin up sympathy for him
@DrewDavenportFF Beat part of this is the clear penchant of Sorsbys camp to litigate anything and everything means that by the time this is over he will effectively serve the suspension he’s so passionately trying to avoid.
@JFLANland@wingoz The NFLPA constitution says players actively seeking NFL employment can join. I would imagine once his supp draft application was submitted, he applies to join the union as well
@Lawyeredup1@RobiWittmore He did until he withdrew his legal challenge. The NCAA suspension is back in effect. He can’t apply for the Supplemental draft if he still has NCAA eligibility
@ProFootballTalk This used to happen a lot when players would graduate early/ graduate before using all 5 years of eligibility. NFL fixed it by changing rules to allow juniors in the draft. Players were clearly gaming the system to avoid combine and direct comparisons with other prospects.
@ProFootballTalk The NFL would never construct a format where a bad actor could “force” them to hold a supplemental draft. What would prevent a player planning to sabotage his eligibility at the last minute to create a situation where he becomes the beneficiary of a post-draft bidding war?
@ProFootballTalk Ex: Arch Manning - stays in school to avoid going to NYJ but signs w/ agent (against NCAA rules). Now ineligible. He “forces” a Supp Draft where he can get picked by anyone willing to bid on him(but not NYJ bc they likely got qb in reg draft/FA)? No way nfl would permit this.