There’s a big winner in the NFL, NFLPA settlement regarding Brendan Sorsby — and it’s not the league or the maligned quarterback
The book appears to be finally closed on the NFL’s Brendan Sorsby saga and there’s a big winner from the reported settlement. It’s not Sorsby or the NFL.
Well, that’s all, folks! The books appears to be officially closed on the NFL’s Brendan Sorsby saga. It’s about time, too.
The maligned quarterback prospect has had one of the most wild three months of anyone in recent memory. He entered into rehab for a gambling addition, was ruled ineligible by the NCAA, started court filings to re-gain his ability to play, won(!), then chose to leave for the NFL’s Supplemental Draft amid the blowback. Only then to have his application denied. Upon that development, it appeared as though Sorsby’s team was ready to head to court again. But per a memo from the NFL’s league offices, the matter is resolved. Sorsby will begin preparing for the 2027 NFL Draft.
There’s a big winner in the NFL, NFLPA settlement regarding Brendan Sorsby
The NFL and the NFLPA have reportedly reached a settlement on the Supplemental Draft saga. It leaves Brendan Sorsby without a football home for 2026 — but leaves the door open for a normal return to the pre-draft process in the spring. The damage is largely done for Sorsby’s NFL prospects, though. Between the conduct that started this whole affair in the first place and a lost season of development as a player, he’s going to struggle to convince teams he’s added the necessary refinement to his game without actually playing.
The biggest winner of the Brendan Sorsby settlement? Per a report from Tom Pelissero, it’s the All-Star games. Both the Senior Bowl and the Shrine Bowl have found themselves competing for players more and more in recent years. So to have a quarterback whose name will undoubtedly command headlines and eyeballs like Sorsby eligible to participate? I’d imagine you can already hear the chatter within both games’ offices if you listen closely.
For Brendan Sorsby and his team, cooler heads prevail here. Pushing the issue with the NFL while sitting on the outside looking in felt like an uphill climb. Further deflecting the consequences of his actions wasn’t going to send positive messaging, either. Heck, the CFL told their teams he was off-limits this summer. For now, you can consider this matter closed and put the name on the back burner. Until probably October or November, when the biggest winners of this settlement, the Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl, start calling. Because everyone is going to want to get their eyes on as many reps from Sorsby as they can.
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