Lions' Dan Campbell doesn't rule out Brendan Sorsby supplemental draft move

On Wednesday, the agent for Brendan Sorsby suggested that at least 26 teams had reached out about the controversial former Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback who is on track to enter the upcoming supplemental draft for the NFL. 

It sounds like the Detroit Lions could have been one of those clubs.

Lions will "look at everything" before making final Brendan Sorsby decision

While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, Campbell was asked about the Lions' potential interest in Sorsby.

"All I can tell you is that we look at everything," Campbell responded, per Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk. "[General Manager Brad Holmes] looks at everything, and so nothing is off the docket, so our eyes are open. Doesn’t mean we will make a move or we won’t." 

Holmes and his fellow general managers are doing homework regarding Sorsby's much-publicized history with gambling, which includes the signal-caller checking into a residential treatment program to deal with a gambling addiction earlier this offseason and admitting to gambling on Indiana games when he was with that school. 

It's unclear if the Lions are among the teams that are reportedly worried that "NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will look to "impose a significant suspension on Sorsby" following the supplemental draft. 

Why Lions could be in the Brendan Sorsby business

In 2024, Lions starting quarterback Jared Goff received a four-year extension that included $170M guaranteed and could be worth up to $212M. He has since proven that he can play at an MVP-caliber level for an entire season. 

As Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press mentioned, however, the Lions have "had little success developing a young backup in recent years." Birkett also pointed out that five Detroit players "were suspended as part of a league-wide gambling probe in 2023." Thus, it's fair to wonder if Sorsby's history will scare the Lions off by the time the supplemental draft takes place on or before July 16. 

For what it's worth, multiple NFL executives reportedly think the New York Jets will prevent the Lions and other teams that have franchise quarterbacks on their rosters from acquiring Sorsby. Grabbing Sorsby via the supplemental draft would cost a team the corresponding pick in next year’s standard draft.