The NFL recently announced that it would not be holding a Supplemental Draft this year, which means former Texas Tech and Cincinnati QB Brendan Sorsby is flat out of normal options as far as playing football in 2026 goes.
On Tuesday, Sorsby released a new statement addressing the Supplemental Draft decision and the state of things. Sorsby stated that he accepts full responsibility for his gambling problem and is committed to focusing on his recovery.
"There has been a lot of news about me out there and I want to share this statement to make sure things are clear. I accept 100% responsibility for my actions. I did not have control of my gambling problem and it took getting caught for me to realize that, but it was truly the best thing that could've happened to me. Because of this, I have been able [to] get the help I need and fully focus on my recovery," Sorsby wrote.
"The news about the supplemental draft changes nothing about my recovery journey - I will continue to take it one day at a time. Focusing on making myself better throughout this process and making sure to share what I have learned and will continue to learn with others going forward. I am fully committed to being the best version of myself that I can be while getting ready for the 2027 draft. God makes no mistakes and I look forward to seeing the the good that is to come from this."
Response
NFL fans weren't altogether impressed by the statement. Many pointed out that between the language he used in the statement and his determination to fight for eligibility, it's hard to take his comments all that seriously.
"If he posted this maybe 2 months ago, and instead of trying to fight and sue, he would have more respect, and maybe just maybe the NFL would’ve gave him a chance," one user wrote on X.
"So couldn’t control himself to not gamble and he thinks he’s somehow going to lead a NFL team? He sounds like uncle Rico," another said dismissively.
"'I accept responsibility 100%…' and then in the very next sentence he says he didn’t have control of his actions. Another (expletive) cop out. Nobody understands what accountability means," a third wrote.
"If he actually accepted the responsibility for his actions, he would have just left it alone and not go from one judge to another until they sided with him."
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Sorsby has a long road ahead of him, not just in his recovery, but in getting back in the good graces of the powers that be in football. For all we know, he may never get an opportunity to play in the NFL.
There's going to be a large swath of NFL fans that will never accept him being an NFL player after what he did. If that opportunity to play comes, he'll just have to accept that.
