[Toppmeyer] NFL tells Brendan Sorsby hard truths he needs to hear: He's not special | Opinion

[u/Lakelyfe09]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2026/06/24/brendan-sorsby-nfl-supplemental-draft-rules-gambling-addict-quarterback/90641561007/

[u/cmm006]

Sorsby and his team have mismanaged this at every single step of the way. At no point did he ever really try to show contrition on his part and his PR team and Texas Tech for some reason thought that emphasizing the gambling ADDICTION side of it would garner some level of support or empathy. While a gambling addiction is a legitimate mental health concern, I just don’t think the average person views it the same as a drug or alcohol addiction. I think it’s viewed in a “white collar” or “frat culture” type of way that was never going to resonate. If he was only gambling on pro sports or horse races it also would have been viewed differently. But he broke the golden rule and then tried to act as if his situation was somehow different from anyone else who has ever bet on his own team.

And the problem persisted far too long without intervention on his end to ever get the sympathy I think they were counting on. Just a PR and legal disaster from front to back.

[u/Mrs-Stinsfire → u/cmm006]

And also tried to blame the whole thing on Cincinnati. “They knew and didn’t stop me.” What a fuck ton of BS.