After weeks of back and forth with the NCAA and the Big 12, Brendan Sorsby relinquished his last year of eligibility granted by the courts in favor of the NFL Supplemental Draft. While the Supplemental Draft is a rare occurrence in the NFL, with the last one happening in 2019, there has been a lot of chatter around Sorsby’s possible landing spots.
However, so far, there has been no official communication from the NFL itself regarding a possible Supplemental Draft, when it could be held, or whether there will be one altogether. After all, since its inauguration in 1977, the draft has only been held 29 times, indicating it’s not an annual event.
According to veteran NFL journalist Mike Florio, the radio silence from the NFL regarding the draft is simply because the declaration deadline has yet to pass. Florio expects the league to announce its decision after the June 22 deadline for player applications.
Florio wrote:
“It would make sense for the league to wait until any and all applications are submitted, to then determine whether the applicants fit within the Collective Bargaining Agreement’s definition of eligibility for the supplemental draft, and then to announce the supplemental draft pool along with other relevant details.”
While Sorsby is widely expected to be the best Supplemental Draft prospect in years, there is a possibility of the NFL denying his eligibility, as well.
One hypothetical scenario leads to the league bringing up the aforementioned court injunction, which made it legal for Sorsby to take the field for Texas Tech, as the same order that can keep him out of the NFL Supplemental Draft. The league can argue that simply dropping the lawsuit for that purpose doesn’t fit with its rules.
Jets Reportedly Not Interested In Brendan Sorsby
While the New York Jets, alongside the Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins and the Arizona Cardinals, were some of the teams reported to be in line to draft Sorsby, according to insider Rich Cimini, the Jets have seemingly pulled out.
According to the report, the Jets ‘don’t want to deal’ with the baggage that would come with drafting Sorsby. The team also recently reunited with former second-round pick Geno Smith, with a one-year, $3,300,000 deal securing the signal-caller for next season.
Smith will be backed up by the Jets’ fourth-round pick from the 2026 NFL draft, Cade Klubnik, who has drawn high praise from coach Aaron Glenn despite his early setback with a back injury that led to him missing several weeks of practice.
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