The Cleveland Browns might be eyeing their next big swing, but it comes with some serious baggage attached.
Cleveland is reportedly doing its homework on Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, assuming he enters the NFL Supplemental Draft this year. Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot addressed the speculation on “The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima,” and she didn’t shy away from the idea.
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“I probably would put in perhaps a second-round bid,” Cabot said. “I think I would do that because once again nobody is going to know in June, whether or not he has beat his gambling addiction. You would have to take a risk.”
So what exactly is the risk? Sorsby, a 22-year-old projected first-round talent in 2027, reportedly placed around 10,000 online bets since entering college.
The issue followed him from Indiana to Cincinnati and finally caught up with him at Texas Tech. He’s since entered rehab, and now he faces the possibility of losing his final year of eligibility, which is what could push him toward the supplemental draft.
“I actually would put in a bid for him in the supplemental draft if he enters. I would probably put in a 2nd round bid… Andrew Berry is a GM of second chances.”
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Over 35 games at Indiana and Cincinnati, Sorsby threw for 7,208 yards, 60 touchdowns, and just 18 interceptions. He also rushed for 1,295 yards and 22 touchdowns. The accuracy numbers are a bit shaky at 61.4%, but the playmaking ability and mobility more than compensate.
The Browns ranked last in PFSN’s Offense Impact last season, so they are in desperate need of an upgrade. On paper, Sorsby has the potential to provide the X-factor the offense has been missing, but his off-field struggles make this a significant gamble, no pun intended.
The supplemental draft itself works a little differently from the regular draft. Teams essentially gamble their next year’s picks to land a player. Whatever round you bid, that’s the pick you forfeit the following season if you win. It’s a calculated bet.
Cleveland has made that bet before and won big. They took Bernie Kosar in the 1985 supplemental draft, giving up their 1986 first-rounder. Then they grabbed Josh Gordon in 2012 for a second-round pick.
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Kabot sees a familiar pattern in how Andrew Berry operates. “Andrew Berry, if you guys and nobody in the world knows this by now, is a general manager of second chances,” she said on the show. “He believes that probably everybody has redeeming qualities and deserves an opportunity to overcome a mistake in their lives.”
That reputation is well earned. Berry has repeatedly taken on players that other teams avoided, and it has often worked out. Players who came aboard with question marks have gone on to contribute both on the field and in the community.
Would a second-round bid for Sorsby fit that mold? Kabot thinks so. “I think it would be worth a second round bid,” she said. She also noted that Berry will vet the situation carefully before committing, as he always does.
Nothing is guaranteed here. Nobody knows where Sorsby’s rehab stands. Nobody knows if he’ll even enter the supplemental draft.
But if he does, the Browns seem like one of the more natural fits. Berry has never been scared off by a complicated backstory. And Cleveland’s history with the supplemental draft speaks for itself.
