In deciding not to carry a supplemental draft following Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby\u2018<\/strong>s application, the NFL didn\u2019t quite slam the door shut on Sorsby\u2019s ability to play football in 2026, nevertheless it did significantly limit his options for doing so. Because the self-proclaimed recovering gambling addict attempts to make his way back to the sector, he only has a number of avenues left available to him.<\/p>\n <\/a>In an appearance on the Wealthy Eisen Show<\/em>, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network detailed the probabilities<\/a>. The primary real option for Sorsby is to not accept the league\u2019s decision and to argue his case for the supplemental draft. As Peliserro understands it, the CBA gives the league the ability to make a decision whether or not to carry the supplemental draft. Per ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel, though, Sorsby\u2019s attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, told the network<\/a> that \u201cit’s a violation of the CBA and law\u201d to not hold a supplemental draft.<\/p>\n In response to the discharge of the NFL\u2019s letter detailing its reasoning for not holding the supplemental draft, Kessler released a press release on he and Sorsby\u2019s side of the story. The statement (via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk<\/a>) claimed that Sorsby\u2019s team inquired with the league in late April about what was needed to achieve entry into the supplemental draft, and the league responded that the appliance needed to be submitted prior to June 22 with no indications that \u201cit could need or need to review anything apart from the appliance itself or that submitting the appliance at or near the deadline would have any impact on the NFL\u2019s consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n Kessler went on to explain the supplemental draft application as a document that \u201casked for basic biographical information, responses to 4 yes-or-no questions, and included a small space for Mr. Sorsby to state \u2018why are you applying for the 2026 Supplemental Draft?’\u201d Kessler\u2019s statement claims that Sorsby\u2019s agent, Ron Slavin, followed up with the league office to inquire if the rest was needed or if some other questions could possibly be answered, and the league declined the chance. He then says the NFL released the letter denying Sorsby\u2019s entry to the media before providing it to anyone in Sorsby\u2019s corner.<\/p>\n Kessler then pledged to pursue the matter with the NFL Players Association. Florio believes this could put the NFLPA in an ungainly spot as Sorsby is just not yet a member of the union. Florio ventures that the NFLPA has an obligation to not back Sorsby<\/a> as doing so would mean a player currently represented by the union as an energetic member of an NFL team\u2019s 90-man roster can be losing their job because of this.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Pelissero\u2019s second realistic option for Sorsby is for him to remain in Texas and use the time available to him to coach and prepare for the 2027 NFL Draft. Currently, it\u2019s reported that Sorsby continues to be training and preparing as if he’s working as much as the professional day he had planned for July 10. But, if no supplemental draft goes to occur, there can be no reason for Sorsby to undergo with a professional day, which can suggest that the quarterback intends to fight the NFL\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n