Browns Coach Todd Monken Rejects Brendan Sorsby Pursuit as QB’s $90,000 Betting Case Deepens
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 1
Browns Coach Todd Monken Rejects Brendan Sorsby Pursuit as QB’s $90,000 Betting Case Deepens
4 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jun 1
Todd Monken said Cleveland is not in position to pursue Brendan Sorsby, calling the quarterback’s gambling history a “slippery slope” even if talent were not in question.
Court filings cited by ESPN say Sorsby placed repeated bets on college and pro sports, including at least 40 wagers tied to Indiana football during his 2022 redshirt season, leading the NCAA to rule him ineligible.
About $90,000 was wagered over four years, and ESPN reported he kept gambling after transferring to Texas Tech; Sorsby recently spent 35 days in an Arizona rehabilitation center.
The Browns’ caution comes despite Sorsby’s upside after a 2025 season with 27 touchdown passes, five interceptions, 580 rushing yards and nine rushing scores, numbers that had fueled Heisman talk before the case derailed his path.
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