New Delhi, June 26 -- DALLAS - Brendan Sorsby made a calculated decision in April. The Texas Tech quarterback, having won a court injunction that would have let him play college football in 2026 despite a gambling investigation, voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit. He needed to be formally ineligible for college athletics to qualify for the NFL's supplemental draft. So he made himself ineligible. Then, on Tuesday, the NFL declined to hold one.

The NFL informed Sorsby and league teams on June 23 that it would not conduct a 2026 supplemental draft, citing its right under the collective bargaining agreement to determine whether holding the process served competitive interests - and concluding it would become a distraction to teams beginning t...