Zachary Klement said:

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Teslag said:

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Zachary Klement said:

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Wonder if the league will issue a statement anywhere near that harsh about Josh Jacobs beating his girlfriend.

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Probably not. In the eyes of the NFL and most professional leagues beating your girlfriend isn't worse than gambling on your own team. And there's a reason for that.

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No, they definitely won't. Unfortunately.

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Is there video? We all saw how the video changed things for Ray Rice.

AGSmith said:

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Zachary Klement said:

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Teslag said:

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Zachary Klement said:

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Wonder if the league will issue a statement anywhere near that harsh about Josh Jacobs beating his girlfriend.

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Probably not. In the eyes of the NFL and most professional leagues beating your girlfriend isn't worse than gambling on your own team. And there's a reason for that.

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No, they definitely won't. Unfortunately.

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Is there video? We all saw how the video changed things for Ray Rice.

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No. Just audio from his neighbors calling 9-1-1.

Which was actually worse for him. It would have been better for him if they had a competent judge.

I think the best way to explain it, it was a Pyrrhic victory.

This was my point, the last lawsuit did him no favors. The NFL clearly stats those actions were a negative for him.

The NFL letter states over and over he has never once taken ownership for his actions. All those in his camp, Tech and Kessler included have continually given him bad advice.

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This makes Tech look even worse. LOL

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Why?

Tech told him he wasn't playing football. Offered to let him enroll, work out, get support and help. What else would you have Tech do?

I'm a Tech fan who wanted him to never play a down after all this came to light, and for whatever reasons you care to ascribe to this situation, that's what came to pass.

I don't see how this makes Tech look bad. Sorsby is the cause of Sorsby's problems.

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Because in that pathetic roundtable with your leadership they basically made excuses for him and still wanted him to play. And no one buys for a ****ing minute they didn't support his lawsuit against the NCAA.

Now the rest of CFB and the entire NFL has basically said gambling on your team is a line you don't cross. And only Tech disagrees.

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Have it your way. I've been very vocal here about my position on it. We agree that the roundtable discussion was a disaster. We agree that playing him was a line that should not be crossed.

This could have gone one of two ways: Tech decided to play him, or not. In the end, Tech made the right call and told him that he wouldn't play.

Tech didn't bring the lawsuit against the NCAA. That was Sorsby. My only complaint is that it took some really stupid hemming and hawing to get to the right decision, but aside from that, the right decision was made. I wish that Tech would have come out right away upon declaring him ineligible and said that he wouldn't play. That would have been better. And I wish Ken Paxton would have kept his fool mouth shut, but I could say that a lot about him.

But of the two choices that remained, Tech made the right one, and I don't see how this makes Tech look any worse than they did following that stupid round table.

But this is an Aggie board, and y'all are Aggies, and I am a guest, so pile on and enjoy.

The full letter from the NFL to Sorsby for those who don't want to click a link.

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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 Petitionfiled three business days before the deadline, without any supporting information or documentation, and only after abandoning your recent litigation efforts to avoid NCAA sanctionsdoes 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.

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Basically he tried to pencil whip a final exam with no studying at the last minute. What an idiot. They emphatically shut him down, beat him down in as nice a way as possible, then kicked the can down the road.

Zachary Klement said:

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Brendan Sorsby's attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, tells ESPN of the NFL's decision to not hold a supplemental draft: "It is a violation of the CBA and the law. We will pursue this immediately with the NFLPA."

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) June 23, 2026

Sue. Sue. Sue. Goodness.

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I just don't see how it won't be laughed out of court. There is zero standing. It is rock solid that the NFL does not have to run a supplemental draft if they choose not to. Reasons or not. Plus he is not exactly part of the bargaining class at play here? But IANAL.

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But of the two choices that remained, Tech made the right one

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they made that "choice" after being pushed into it by the Big 12. they didn't do it because they on their own concluded it was the right thing to do.

"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," wrote Larry Ferazani, general counsel of the NFL Management Council. "As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability."

Wow - accountability FTW!

His attorney Kessler is discussing with the NFLPA…

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"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," wrote Larry Ferazani, general counsel of the NFL Management Council. "As Commissioner Goodell has emphasized, participation in the NFL is a privilege that carries with it significant responsibilities, including accountability."

Wow - accountability FTW!

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It's a right proper FU letter which IHIOGA lawyers take great pleasure in writing. It's also a very rare NFL W take to stomp down on this entitled little ***** Nobody else has the power to do so apparently.

he needs to spend the next year on the volunteer circuit speaking to high school kids about the dangers of gambling and addiction

Next year is a really, really bad draft class for him. A lot of QBs that are better or comparable while also getting playing time. He's going to be a late round pick or undrafted.

Given he's already shown himself to be extremely litigious, I wonder if he tries to sue if there's people that pushed him to kick off the eligibility lawsuit. He likely would have made more money in the supplemental draft and the NFL put it in writing that he's not being allowed in largely because of the lawsuit.

He is screwed.

IDK - feels like throwing the double bird at the NFL here is probably the wrong play.