Key Points
- The CFL won't register a contract for QB Brendan Sorsby or let teams add him to negotiation lists
- The league cited "serious and concerning" allegations and the integrity of competition
- It follows the NFL declining to hold a 2026 supplemental draft
- Sorsby admitted betting roughly $90,000 on sports, including 40 wagers on Indiana football while on the team
The last realistic door for Brendan Sorsby to play professional football this year just closed. The Canadian Football League said it will not register a contract for the former Texas Tech and Indiana quarterback, and that no CFL team will be permitted to add him to its negotiation list. "Upholding the integrity of the league and ensuring fair competition are paramount to the CFL," the league said, calling the allegations against Sorsby "serious and concerning."
How he got here
After an NCAA gambling ruling, Sorsby weighed the NFL supplemental draft as his route to the pros. Then the NFL declined to hold a supplemental draft in 2026, pushing his earliest NFL shot to 2027. The CFL was the remaining path, and it is now shut. The underlying issue: Sorsby admitted to betting on sports thousands of times, totaling upward of $90,000, including 40 wagers on Indiana football while he was a member of the team.
The read
Sorsby's case has become the test of how seriously North American football polices betting by its own players, and the answer keeps coming back the same. With every major league now tied to multibillion-dollar sportsbook partnerships, none wants to be the one that waved through a player who bet on his own team. A 2027 NFL draft or a return to college football is about all Sorsby has left.
Source: Yahoo Sports, NBC Sports
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