Link: Texas Tech QB Sorsby Entering Treatment for Gambling Addiction
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No, the NFL can't do anything to him because he didn't do it within their league. But teams aren't required to sign him either and so far, all the teams who have publicly spoken about this situation have said they wouldn't take a chance on him. But, I'm sure there's one team who'll be desperate enough to try.
Probably doesn't fall under any NFL rules. But if you are a NFL GM, would you believe that 35 days of "treatment" will fix his problem?
I don’t think the NFL would actively punish Sorsby for his betting in college.
But it’s a risk-management issue. The guy is an admitted compulsive gambler. He bet on his own team dozens of times, and he’s less than 90 days out of his first stint in rehab.
The NFL’s punishment would come indirectly in that I seriously doubt any team would spend a draft pick on someone with that risk profile. Even if they sign him as an undrafted free agent, there would be all sorts of stipulations on his conduct, including zero betting on anything, not even one of those boards that get passed around offices and neighborhood pubs.
On top of everything else, he’s not all THAT good. I’ll be surprised if there’s an NFL team that is willing to accept the risk Sorsby presents.
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So what does a typical day in Gambling Rehab entail anyways? (Serious question) 
I will give you 4 to 1 odds you can guess.So what does a typical day in Gambling Rehab entail anyways? (Serious question)
Research shows the recidivism (relapse) rate for gambling addiction is relatively high, with studies indicating that 50% to 90% of individuals who attempt to quit or complete treatment experience at least one relapse. Most relapses occur within the first two years of attempted recovery
The NFL knows these odds
The NFL knows these odds
So what does a typical day in Gambling Rehab entail anyways? (Serious question)
Little pinochle, some bridge, work your way up to poker.
The law should though, he's admitted to breaking several laws and as far as I'm aware addiction doesn't actually absolve you of crimes.
So this could create a scenario where he is drafted, but he then doesn't end up playing for quite some time, if at all, if criminal charges go forward. I read somewhere that one of the original tips regarding his gambling came from a federal agency. I'm not sure if that's true, but a laws were admittedly broken.
This could provide an easy out for the NFL as could just suspend him pending the resolution of legal cases.
I mean he’s the definition of inconsistent against mediocre competition. Even w/o the gambling I wouldn’t take him. You can’t even call him boom bust bc his booms are just regular ol big 12 quarterbacking. He should’ve sat out a year and let Cody pay him for it and gotten better at the game. He will probs make a practice team for a year and then who knows. Hope he got a degree outta all this
My guess would be the only thing getting that tub any sleep at night would be an industrial strength diesel powered sleep apnea machine
The judge was retired but was in the same country club as Cody from what I’ve seen online
The unfortunate thing is that relapse is part of recovery. That is across addiction, not just gambling. It is one of the reasons I was so critical of Texas Tech and their hellbent approach to getting Sorsby back on the field. In most cases it takes 60 days or more for the brain chemistry to normalize. Patients early in recovery experience huge mood swings from depression to mania to everything in between. Everything becomes a distraction to focus on recovery.
You just don’t change “a stinking’ way of thinking” in 35 days of inpatient treatment, regardless of how intensive it might have been.
It took twice for me. First time I made it to almost nine months. Then I pronounced myself “cured” because I wanted to be “normal” like the rest of you folks here. I went back to gambling harder and heavier than ever. And that led to five more years of misery until I hit my bottom..
I will guarantee a team will take a chance on him. Team with the highest bid gets him. You make a blind bid of a draft pick for the 2027 draft. Teams will bid a 2nd or 3rd round pick for him. If you get him and he happens to turn into a franchise QB, you got a major steal. If I am a team that needs a QB but am still worried about him, I bid a 4th rounder and see what happens. He will get drafted.
Sorry, but there is a plethora of QBs out there with his stats.......so I don't see why any team would take a gamble on him. (Pun intended.)
JMO, but he is not anywhere near being a considered a "generational talent" to warrant a gamble such as that.
I believe he has seen the field for the last time (as a player) unless he goes overseas.
You’re asking the wrong guy haha I think the seated judge recused himself and somehow they arrived on a retired judge for impartiality. Similar to bediako but with the opposite mindsetSo how does a retired judge have ANY authority?
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