The letter from the NFL to Brendan Sorsby on Tuesday was unsparing and inelastic. Message: We’re not fast-tracking a quarterback into the league with a history of breaking rules and laws when it comes to sports wagering. Maybe later, not now. Full stop.
This should be the final blunt rejection needed to get Sorsby, his lawyers, his agent and everyone else in his circle to realize the magnitude of his mistakes and how they affect his chosen field of employment. (Oh, and same message to Ken Curry, the wildly unserious Texas judge who breathed life into Sorsby’s attempt to play college football with a crackpot temporary injunction.) It took nearly two months to reach this point of clarity, but here it is: not playing football in 2026 was, is and shall be the best path forward for a quarterback recovering from a gambling addiction.
