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The next layer of the Brendan Sorsby saga has come to pass, and the Texas Tech quarterback officially entered his name into the NFL's Supplemental Draft, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
For the sport of college football, this is a very good outcome for what became an incredibly sticky situation. Since getting to college, Sorsby placed thousands of bets for over $90,000, which in a vacuum is a big deal, but contextually, he simply could not play college football anymore.
While at Indiana, Sorsby was placing bets on his very own team, which crossed a very clear line, or so we all thought. After he was ruled ineligible for the 2026-27 college football season, Sorsby appealed the ruling and was granted an injunction that would have made him eligible for the season.
For obvious reasons, that simply could not go through. That would have set a precedent in all of college sports that betting on your own team goes without consequence. It simply could not happen and Sorsby officially has turned his attention to the NFL.
For the Cleveland Browns, this poses a very fascinating question: What is Sorsby worth?
The way that the Supplemental Draft works is not complicated, but there are a lot of steps to the process. First, teams are not placed in an order; rather, they are split into three different tiers based on their performance last year. From there, there is a lottery that randomizes teams within their tier.
From there, it becomes a blind bidding process for a player. Teams will submit the round of the pick that they would take the player in, and the player goes to the first, highest bidder. Teams are not required to place a bid on any player.
If a team is awarded a player, they then exchange that corresponding pick in the next year's draft.
The Browns have had some success in the Supplemental Draft by selecting both quarterback Bernie Kosar with a first-round pick and wide receiver Josh Gordon with a second-round pick.
Cleveland has been linked to Sorsby ever since this news broke. The Browns have not been shy about adding as many quarterbacks to their room as possible to take as many bites at the apple as they can.
Would Cleveland be willing to spend a second-round pick? Maybe a third-round pick? Maybe even use their newly acquire first round pick in exchange for Sorsby?
They certainly have some options, and it would be a very risky play. The Browns have risked it all at the quarterback position before. Will they do it again? The option is now firmly on the table, and we know that if Andrew Berry believes that a player could improve his team, he will do anything to acquire that player.
Sorsby has yet to be deemed eligible for the Supplemental Draft at this point.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns' QB target Brendan Sorsby set to enter Supplemental Draft
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For the sport of college football, this is a very good outcome for what became an incredibly sticky situation. Since getting to college, Sorsby placed thousands of bets for over $90,000, which in a vacuum is a big deal, but contextually, he simply could not play college football anymore.
While at Indiana, Sorsby was placing bets on his very own team, which crossed a very clear line, or so we all thought. After he was ruled ineligible for the 2026-27 college football season, Sorsby appealed the ruling and was granted an injunction that would have made him eligible for the season.
For obvious reasons, that simply could not go through. That would have set a precedent in all of college sports that betting on your own team goes without consequence. It simply could not happen and Sorsby officially has turned his attention to the NFL.
For the Cleveland Browns, this poses a very fascinating question: What is Sorsby worth?
The way that the Supplemental Draft works is not complicated, but there are a lot of steps to the process. First, teams are not placed in an order; rather, they are split into three different tiers based on their performance last year. From there, there is a lottery that randomizes teams within their tier.
From there, it becomes a blind bidding process for a player. Teams will submit the round of the pick that they would take the player in, and the player goes to the first, highest bidder. Teams are not required to place a bid on any player.
If a team is awarded a player, they then exchange that corresponding pick in the next year's draft.
The Browns have had some success in the Supplemental Draft by selecting both quarterback Bernie Kosar with a first-round pick and wide receiver Josh Gordon with a second-round pick.
Cleveland has been linked to Sorsby ever since this news broke. The Browns have not been shy about adding as many quarterbacks to their room as possible to take as many bites at the apple as they can.
Would Cleveland be willing to spend a second-round pick? Maybe a third-round pick? Maybe even use their newly acquire first round pick in exchange for Sorsby?
They certainly have some options, and it would be a very risky play. The Browns have risked it all at the quarterback position before. Will they do it again? The option is now firmly on the table, and we know that if Andrew Berry believes that a player could improve his team, he will do anything to acquire that player.
Sorsby has yet to be deemed eligible for the Supplemental Draft at this point.
This article originally appeared on Browns Wire: Browns' QB target Brendan Sorsby set to enter Supplemental Draft
Continue reading...
