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NFL nixes 2026 supplemental draft; Sorsby stuck
Key Points
Brendan Sorsby will not play in the NFL in 2026 as the league has elected to not hold a supplemental draft. The NFL's decision came down to the league's right in the collective bargaining agreement to hold a draft, as league officials felt it would ultimately become a distraction to teams as they begin to start training camp. "His application carries with it a lot of issues," an NFL source told ESPN.
Brendan Sorsby will not play in the NFL in 2026 as the league has elected to not hold a supplemental draft.
The NFL's decision came down to the league's right in the collective bargaining agreement to hold a draft, as league officials felt it would ultimately become a distraction to teams as they begin to start training camp.
"His application carries with it a lot of issues," an NFL source told ESPN. "Core of the game integrity issues."
Sorsby admitted to betting thousands of times on college and pro sports, bets that totaled upwards of $90,000. Those bets included 40 bets on Indiana football while on the roster at the school.
The league told Sorsby in a letter obtained by ESPN: "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."