04-26-2020, 12:28 PM
(04-26-2020, 12:17 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I don't think players can just chose to be in the supplemental draft instead of the regular draft. Aren't there specidic rules for which players are included in the supplemental draft.
I found this article when Terrelle Pryor went into the Supplemental draft. I'm sure there are more exact resources out there. Seems the simple act of hiring an agent and filing a petition makes them eligible. Where it gets tricky is the NFL review process.
What is the supplemental draft and who is eligible for it?
The supplemental draft is a means by which underclassmen who become ineligible for the college football season after the deadline to enter the NFL’s regular draft can enter the league. To be declared eligible for the supplemental draft, a player must file a petition, which is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. In Pryor’s case, while he was eligible to return from his suspension midseason, he recently forfeited his college eligibility by hiring agent Drew Rosenhaus.
