no Sorsby – The NFL has already moved forward without suspending Kayshon Boutte and Hunter Dekkers after gambling-related eligibility issues, and a similar path is being pointed to for quarterback Brendan Sorsby after the supplemental draft.
Brendan Sorsby is waiting for the NFL’s next decision after the supplemental draft, and the question around him is sharp and specific: will the league treat his betting situation the same way it treated Terrelle Pryor’s?
The NFL has left a different footprint elsewhere.
Hunter Dekkers re-signed with the Saints this week. but his route to the league came only after a long roadblock at the college level. Dekkers missed the entire 2023 college football season after losing his NCAA eligibility for betting on one of his team’s games. With his NCAA eligibility permanently vacated, he played for Iowa Western Community College in 2024 before entering the draft.
When Dekkers entered the NFL, the league imposed no roadblocks to his professional career—before or after the 2025 draft. After going undrafted, he spent most of the 2025 season with the Saints. He then played for the Houston Gamblers of the UFL in 2026.
The betting details that defined his case were extensive. While at Iowa State, Dekkers made more than 350 bets on his mother’s DraftKings account. In 2021, he made a $15 wager on Iowa State to beat Oklahoma State—and Dekkers did not play in the game. He eventually pleaded guilty to underage gambling in Iowa.
Dekkers addressed his intentions in an interview with ESPN last year, in the weeks before the 2025 draft. “I wasn’t throwing games, I wasn’t shaving points, and I would never do that,” he said. “There was never any intent behind any of these bets. We weren’t trying to make money. We were just treating it like a video game, in a sense.”.
That is part of the tension now surrounding Sorsby: legalized gambling has become normal. ads are everywhere. and the barrier to placing bets is low. Dekkers’ own story is a reminder that. for some athletes. the fallout arrives not through an NFL sanction. but through the eligibility consequences before they ever reach Sunday.
And that’s where the comparison is meant to land.
The NFL’s decision not to suspend Dekkers—paired with its handling of the Kayshon Boutte case—should lead to the same result with Sorsby. The league, though, doesn’t owe consistency to the public’s hopes. There’s no guarantee it will apply the same standard. and the five-game suspension of Terrelle Pryor still lingers. 15 years later. As for Sorsby, the league will do whatever it wants to do.
But if the NFL is choosing its next precedent the way it did with Boutte and Dekkers, then the expectation is simple: the league shouldn’t do anything to Brendan Sorsby.
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So they’re just not gonna suspend him? That’s wild. NFL rules are basically vibes now.
I don’t get it—if he’s betting, why is everyone acting like it’s no big deal? Like Dekkers didn’t get suspended but still lost college eligibility, so isn’t that the same thing just delayed?
Wait, who’s Sorsby, the guy from the supplemental draft? I saw something where they said “illegal betting” but then this article keeps talking about “legalized gambling.” So was it even illegal or was he just playing DraftKings? Seems like the NFL always picks whatever story makes them look better.
Terrelle Pryor got suspended like 15 years ago right? So why wouldn’t they suspend Sorsby now, unless they’re just letting everyone slide because betting ads are everywhere. Also the whole “didn’t intend to throw games” thing… okay sure. People always say that. I’d bet they do something different last minute though.