Pryor leaving OSU
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What is TP ducking from? He was suspended for the 2011 season and banned from the program for 5 years. Doesn't look like he has any eligibility left to worry about.
TP hired an agent and declared for the supplemental draft while still being eligible to play college football which would have normally made him ineligible for it.
meStevo said:
But you know full well that his suspension had everything to with Ohio State. Though I like the fact that this will deter some cheater trying to escape, he did it underhanded without any player union involvement.
meStevo said:
I did not hear that....is there link showing that? I would like to read how the NFLPA came to that agreement
I guess the NFL is now looking into Tressel's status as well.
NFL will review Jim Tressel’s status with Colts | ProFootballTalk
NFL will review Jim Tressel’s status with Colts | ProFootballTalk
As the article mentions, all hires like this have to be reviewed and confirmed with the NFL (I suspect most contract positions like this are), could be much ado about nothing. Will be interesting to see if they do anything though.
It may be nothing but they could also put a mark on coaches that leave for the NFL only after they have violated many rules within the NCAA. I would not be surprised if they said that Tressel has to sit out the first 5 weeks as well. Then again I also would not be surprised if the NFL did nothing either.
Hmmm, Pete Carrol didn't have any trouble getting into the NFL, he knew full well what was coming down.
Sounds to me like they are making rules to thier own liking on the fly.
JAG72 said:
Its only fair. One was fired/forced to resign for being a lying cheat and the other was basically kicked of the team for the same.
And according to Pro Football Talk, they hired him without consulting the league office....stay tuned.
Reverse course: Pryor files appeal of five-game suspension
NFL.com Wire Reports
Published: Sept. 4, 2011 at 11:04 a.m. Updated: Sept. 4, 2011 at 11:55 a.m.
Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor has reversed course and decided to appeal his five game suspension, NFL Network's Albert Breer reports.
The NFL Players Association has been informed of the action and is invited to join the appeal and lodge its objections to the discipline of Pryor.
After he was taken in the third round of August's supplemental draft, Pryor, a former standout at Ohio State, said he would not appeal a suspension handed down by commissioner Roger Goodell in which he was suspended for the same number of games he would have sat out had he returned to school.
Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes after an investigation into the team's memorabilia-for-cash scandal that cost coach Jim Tressel his job.
Tressel was hired Friday by the Indianapolis Colts as a game-day consultant to help determine when the team should challenge plays.
Pryor and his representatives have expressed mixed messages as to whether the quarterback would appeal his suspension.
Just days before the supplemental draft, Pryor's attorney, David Cromwell, indicated his client would appeal the ban. But after a makeshift pro day workout the following day, Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Pryor would not appeal the suspension handed down by the league.
On the same day he was drafted by the Raiders, Pryor clouded the issue further when, in an interview at halftime of ESPN's "Monday night Football", he said he would appeal the suspension if Raiders owner Al Davis asked him to do so.
Pryor signed a four-year, $2.7 million contract with the Raiders but, under his suspension, will not be allowed to practice. Pryor was eligible to play in the preseason but did not appear in either of the Raiders' two games since he was drafted.
The Raiders released veteran Trent Edwards on Saturday, placing Pryor behind veterans Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller on the depth chart.
Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes after an investigation into the team's memorabilia-for-cash scandal.
He is coming off his best season statistically at Ohio State, throwing for 2,772 yards and 27 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He ran for 754 yards and four touchdowns while helping the Buckeyes win the Sugar Bowl.
Because Pryor is 6-foot-5, 232 pounds and was clocked at 4.36 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day, there has been speculation that he eventually could play receiver or tight end in the NFL. He is starting his career at quarterback.
"The guy is big, athletic," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "I think he can throw it. He looks like a quarterback, feels like a quarterback, sounds like a quarterback, and I'm very excited to work with him."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NFL.com news: Reverse course: Pryor files appeal of five-game suspension
NFL.com Wire Reports
Published: Sept. 4, 2011 at 11:04 a.m. Updated: Sept. 4, 2011 at 11:55 a.m.
Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor has reversed course and decided to appeal his five game suspension, NFL Network's Albert Breer reports.
The NFL Players Association has been informed of the action and is invited to join the appeal and lodge its objections to the discipline of Pryor.
After he was taken in the third round of August's supplemental draft, Pryor, a former standout at Ohio State, said he would not appeal a suspension handed down by commissioner Roger Goodell in which he was suspended for the same number of games he would have sat out had he returned to school.
Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes after an investigation into the team's memorabilia-for-cash scandal that cost coach Jim Tressel his job.
Tressel was hired Friday by the Indianapolis Colts as a game-day consultant to help determine when the team should challenge plays.
Pryor and his representatives have expressed mixed messages as to whether the quarterback would appeal his suspension.
Just days before the supplemental draft, Pryor's attorney, David Cromwell, indicated his client would appeal the ban. But after a makeshift pro day workout the following day, Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Pryor would not appeal the suspension handed down by the league.
On the same day he was drafted by the Raiders, Pryor clouded the issue further when, in an interview at halftime of ESPN's "Monday night Football", he said he would appeal the suspension if Raiders owner Al Davis asked him to do so.
Pryor signed a four-year, $2.7 million contract with the Raiders but, under his suspension, will not be allowed to practice. Pryor was eligible to play in the preseason but did not appear in either of the Raiders' two games since he was drafted.
The Raiders released veteran Trent Edwards on Saturday, placing Pryor behind veterans Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller on the depth chart.
Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes after an investigation into the team's memorabilia-for-cash scandal.
He is coming off his best season statistically at Ohio State, throwing for 2,772 yards and 27 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He ran for 754 yards and four touchdowns while helping the Buckeyes win the Sugar Bowl.
Because Pryor is 6-foot-5, 232 pounds and was clocked at 4.36 seconds in the 40-yard dash at his pro day, there has been speculation that he eventually could play receiver or tight end in the NFL. He is starting his career at quarterback.
"The guy is big, athletic," Raiders coach Hue Jackson said. "I think he can throw it. He looks like a quarterback, feels like a quarterback, sounds like a quarterback, and I'm very excited to work with him."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NFL.com news: Reverse course: Pryor files appeal of five-game suspension
Why did Pryor not get into any Pre Season games if he was eligible, I thought they said he wasn't allowed to play because of this suspension, but the article says otherwise.
This changing of the minds does not surprise me at all.
I don't think he or his Agent know what they want to do about it.
This changing of the minds does not surprise me at all.
I don't think he or his Agent know what they want to do about it.
He signed his contract only a day or two before the second to last preseason game. Most likely to quick to put him out into action as he could be subject to injury without having gone through all of the conditioning.
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