{"id":926941,"date":"2026-06-23T20:45:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/926941\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:45:18","slug":"panthers-qb-room-is-as-set-as-its-going-to-be-for-training-camp-after-nfl-made-controversial-decision-with-brendan-sorsby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/926941\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers’ QB room is as set as it’s going to be for training camp after NFL made controversial decision with Brendan Sorsby"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Carolina Panthers were viewed as a dark horse team to watch for Brendan Sorsby. We will never know whether or not the Panthers were actually interested in adding the former Texas Tech quarterback after the NFL\u2019s shocking decision.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarolina Panthers quarterback Will Grier (14) and quarterback Kenny Pickett (12) watch quarterback Bryce Young (9) during the first day of mini camp at Bank of America Stadium practice facility.
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The Carolina Panthers somehow found themselves in the Brendan Sorsby conversation<\/a> after being linked by numerous NFL experts as a potential dark horse team to watch<\/a> to potentially land the former Texas Tech quarterback in the Supplemental Draft.<\/p>\n

Sorsby was involved in a gambling scandal and fought to regain his eligibility through the legal system with the NCAA to play in 2026. Despite winning that battle, Sorsby turned his attention toward the NFL instead, hoping to get drafted in the rarely used Supplemental Draft in late July. The NFL crushed those dreams on Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in receipt of your petition for special eligibility dated June 16, 2026. As announced earlier today, the league has elected not to conduct a supplemental draft this year,\u201d the NFL announced.<\/p>\n

The NFL has informed teams that it will NOT be holding a Supplemental Draft, meaning Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby will not be eligible to enter the NFL in 2026.<\/p>\n

The CBA allows the league to decide whether to hold a Supplemental Draft, and this year, it won\u2019t. pic.twitter.com\/MU2dZGmokw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

What does this mean, if anything, for the Carolina Panthers?<\/p>\n

Whether or not the Panthers would have been interested in Sorsby is anyone\u2019s guess. Considering the actual QB-needy teams willing to offer a top pick for a long-term quarterback option, it\u2019s unlikely the Panthers would have even considered this.<\/p>\n

That didn\u2019t stop people from speculating though, and the reason why is because not a lot of people are confident in Carolina\u2019s current quarterback room.<\/p>\n

Bryce Young is entering his fourth season with the team and still having to prove himself as a franchise quarterback worthy of a long-term deal. He\u2019s made positive strides<\/a>, but clearly not enough and who\u2019s to say he can eventually reach that level.<\/p>\n

Behind him, the Panthers made the decision to trade away veteran quarterback Andy Dalton and replace him with former first-round pick Kenny Pickett, who\u2019s now on his fifth team in five years. Pickett\u2019s also only on a one-year deal and doesn\u2019t envision himself staying in Carolina for long<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the Panthers don\u2019t really have a surefire long-term option at the position, both as a starter and as a reliable backup. Sorsby, in theory, could have offered that for the Panthers if the team was willing to cough up a winning bid, but not anymore.<\/p>\n

As things stand, Carolina will head into training camp next month with a quarterback room consisting of Young, Pickett, UDFA rookie Haynes King, and journeyman Will Grier. It\u2019s not the most promising group and I honestly don\u2019t think the Panthers were ever willing to make any other upgrades from what they currently have. At least we can put one offseason narrative to bed.<\/p>\n

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Carolina Panthers News<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLeague-wide respect for QB Bryce Young confirms the Panthers are right to have strong feelings for their former first overall pick\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young landed on the NFL\u2019s Top 100 list, a sign that the rest of the league has high respect for him and it confirms how the team feels about their young quarterback.<\/p>\n