Brendan Sorsby has at least one person in his corner as he embarks on his NFL journey.
The quarterback, who dropped his lawsuit against the NCAA this week to instead attempt to enter the NFL via a supplemental draft, has become a divisive figure in football circles after it was revealed he placed over 9,000 bets exceeding a reported $90,000 during his collegiate career.
Count Curt Cignetti, who briefly served as Sorsby’s coach at Indiana before the signal-caller transferred to Cincinnati, among those happy to see the saga reach its next chapter.
“I think some of the things that happened the last couple of days was a real plus for college football, and we need to move forward in a positive direction,” he said on “The Rich Eisen Show” this week.
“I know Brendan a little bit. He was actually in the program for about a week-and-a-half when I was hired. I think he’s an outstanding quarterback and a great kid, and I think he’s going to be a great pro with the proper support to overcome some of the issues he’s had.”
And there’s the rub: Sorsby’s story became a national story when he entered rehab for gambling addiction after transferring to Texas Tech.
It’s unclear what course of treatment he is receiving and who is overseeing it. The guidance of a college, pro team or league could make massive difference in regards to a program’s overall effectiveness.
The NCAA ruled him ineligible to play this season, which kicked off a legal fight that saw his eligibility yo-yo until Monday, when he announced he was dropping the suit in a plan to turn pro.
NFL teams will have to come to their own conclusions about Sorsby, who was expected to be one of the top QBs available in the 2027 draft, but now comes with some big red flags on his ledger.
Former Jets guard an ESPN NFL analyst Damien Woody offered up a pretty drastic warning to teams considering the risk.
“We know in an NFL locker room, a 53-man roster, everyone is not going to be a good guy. You’re going to have some junkyard dogs in your locker room. But every football player out there knows, betting on games and betting on your own games is a cardinal sin,” Woody said on Wednesday’s “Get Up” on ESPN.
“For me, if I’m in the locker room, no way in hell do I want a guy with the ball in his hand playing the most important position knowing that I don’t know what his intentions are.”
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