NFL Reviews QB Brendan Sorsby’s Supplemental Draft Eligibility

The NFL is reviewing quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s application to enter the supplemental draft after he submitted paperwork by Monday’s deadline, and his eligibility has not been confirmed. League officials are expected to circulate a memo in the coming days with the supplemental draft date and the finalized pool of eligible players. Until that memo is issued, teams do not know whether Sorsby will be included in the process.

The review stems from Sorsby’s history of sports wagering during his college career. His agent, Ron Slavin, said an NCAA investigation examined four years of wagering activity and found no integrity-of-the-game violations. Slavin said Sorsby did not wager on games in which he participated and that the betting occurred early in his time at Indiana.

Slavin said the wagering stopped once Sorsby joined the travel roster. He added that Sorsby made 35 starts in college football and did not place college football bets once he was playing. The NFL has not publicly detailed a timeline for a final ruling on Sorsby’s eligibility.

With the supplemental draft typically used for players who become eligible after the standard draft cycle, front offices monitor the league’s memo closely because it determines who can be selected and when the process will take place.

Two-step review: draft entry and any later discipline

People familiar with the situation have described the league’s handling of the case as a two-step process. The first step is a determination of whether Sorsby will be admitted to the supplemental draft pool at all.

The second step, if he is admitted, would be an assessment of whether any league discipline applies after he is drafted. Slavin argued that the NCAA findings address questions teams may have about whether Sorsby can be trusted on an NFL roster, but the league has not announced any decision on that point.

What teams are waiting to learn from the NFL memo

The expected memo is the key near-term marker because it should confirm the supplemental draft date and list the eligible players. If Sorsby is included, clubs would still need clarity on whether any post-draft discipline could affect his availability after being selected.

Until the league issues its guidance, the central questions remain whether Sorsby will be allowed into the supplemental draft pool and, if he is, how the NFL will evaluate any potential next steps once he enters the league.

Teams are expected to make their planning decisions once the league’s memo provides the draft date and the final list of eligible players.