Cowboys coach on Sorsby: ‘I’m focused on the 90 guys’ at minicamp
FRISCO, Texas Former Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s decision to apply for the NFL supplemental draft, after legal back-and-forth over his playing status for this upcoming season, became a huge discussion point after news broke on Monday night.
That discussion, seemingly, wasn’t that big at the Cowboys’ facility.
“Honestly, I know it’s a big storyline. I haven’t followed it much. I’m aware, just enough, to be dangerous, so I really don’t have any honest opinions,” Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer said Tuesday. “If we get to the point where we’re interested, certainly I’ll have an opinion, but as of now it doesn’t affect my life and I’m focused on the 90 guys here.”
Among those players at the Cowboys’ facility are three quarterbacks: veteran Dak Prescott, newcomer Sam Howell - who started a full season in 2023 - and Joe Milton, who has plenty of talent but also plenty of room for development. The Cowboys signed Howell this offseason. Last offseason, they traded a fifth-round pick to acquire Milton and a seventh-round pick.
The Cowboys are already investing $60 million per year in Prescott, making any additional investment in the quarterback room unlikely.
Sorsby is an interesting case, however. He played in 34 games over the past three seasons at Indiana and Cincinnati. The former Lake Dallas quarterback threw for 7,208 yards in that span. Last season he threw for 2,800 yards, 27 touchdowns and five interceptions, making him a prized target in the transfer portal for many schools. Sorsby committed to Texas Tech to play this upcoming season.
This offseason, Sorsby admitted to gambling more than $90,000 over the last four years. That included betting on Indiana while he was there.
Sorsby’s playing status entered a legal back-and-forth that recently included an injunction from a Lubbock County Court that would allow him to play for the Red Raiders after serving a two-game suspension. On Monday, prior to Sorsby’s decision, the Big 12 sued Texas Tech in the effort to not allow Sorsby to play. Later on Monday, Sorsby reportedly decided he will enter the NFL.
The supplemental draft isn’t used by the league every year. The last player selected was new Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson.
The supplemental draft is a blind-bid process where teams submit the round of a pick they’d be willing to use on a certain player. If they have the winning bid, then they lose that pick in the following draft. For example: the Arizona Cardinals used a fifth-round pick on Thompson in 2019, which meant they lost a fifth-rounder the following draft.
There’s no hard date picked for the league’s supplemental draft. The deadline to enter is June 22. The draft will likely happen this summer after that deadline has passed.
Sorsby is considered a highly talented quarterback prospect. The scouting report also includes his gambling scandal, however.
Right now, it doesn’t appear that the Cowboys are seriously considering the option.
“At the end of the day,” Schottenheimer said, “my focus right now is having three really good days of minicamp and finishing off what I think has been an awesome, awesome offseason.”
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