“IMO Goodell bent the rules to allow Pryor to enter the supplemental draft in exchange for a handshake deal that Pryor would accept a similar length suspension as the NCAA imposed. If Pryor wasn’t willing to accept that arrangement, then Goodell would have governed the situation by the book and ruled that Pryor would have to wait for the 2012 draft.”

Sorry, but your opinion and argument are weak. Where did you pull the “Pryor to enter the supplemental draft in exchange for a handshake deal” with Goodell from? Whose a$$ did you pull that out of? Handshake? LOL.

If Goodell is so concerned with the NCAA then he should also show the same standard against coaches such as Tresell and Carroll. Tresell covered up and lied about OSU. Carroll rode off into the Sunset with a huge fat paycheck and didn’t give a rat’s a$$ about what happened to USC after his time there. Reggie Bush, his story and the truth finally came out, shouldn’t he be suspended now for his actions in college?

Pryor was not yet in the NFL when he made his foolish mistakes, he wasn’t employed by the NFL, wasn’t getting money by the NFL, so what rights does Goodell have in suspending him? Goodell only had to make the decision on whether he was going to allow him to enter the Supplemental Draft or not. No more, no less!

The Raiders used nexts years 3rd rder and should be able to get a return on their investment ASAP . You can bash the pick all you’d like but the fact is the kid could be a factor in certain situations . He may never be a decent NFL QB but he has enough athletic ability to do be a factor in short yardage or a wildcat package .

I agree odds are slim he ever develops into a starting NFL QB however he is a good enough athlete to contribute on the field in some fashion. Roger Goodell simply mandating Pryor’s NCAA suspension carry over to the NFL is not only illegal , it’s stupid . Was the kid ever even charged with a crime ? Sometimes the league office is just bizarre and I think there actions fail on this one . Wasn’t it just 2 years ago a Raiders assistant was assualted supposedly by the HC and neither the police or the league ever filed charges or any type of punishment ? Didn’t Rothlisberger get his suspension down to 4 games after a rape charge ?
Sometimes comments like legalized slavery almost apply . Admittedly that is a bit over the top when you are mainly talking about people making over 1 million dollars a year but , at the very least there is a huge double standard happening in todays NFL .

Pryor is a piece of trash. Have 0 respect for him.
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lol what a schm u chk

Agree and disagree.

Agree on the point that he needs to “take it easy” with his career… but only from the standpoint of playing in actual games when the game is on the line.

Disagree that it doesn’t matter.

Look, the fact of the matter is, if he was eligible to play right now, he wouldn’t be anywhere near seeing the field. He has Campbell and Boller ahead of him. No way Hue puts him out there as QB. Maybe, big MAYBE later on in the season on a wildcat play.

The real reason for the appeal (other than precedent setting matters) is to allow him to suit up and PRACTICE with his teammates. He needs as many reps as possible… but more importantly, it’s a distinct advantage for the team to see what they have in Pryor ASAP. Do they have a QB, or a receiver?

Bottom line is, the sooner that Pryor is available to Hue and Saunders, the quicker they can make a determination on his skillset… and the quicker Pryor can get started on learning his position.

The truth is almost certainly that Pryor, Rosenhaus and Goodell made a deal since he was not eligible for the supplemental draft given the rules that were in place.

To my understanding, the only players whom are supposed to be eligible for the supplemental draft are as follows:

(1) Those who graduate early at the end of the spring and thus satisfy the “3 years from high school graduation or graduate from college” rule (e.g., Bernie Kosar);

(2) Those whom are ruled academically ineligible to return to school and are at least 3 years out of high school; or

(3) Those whom are kicked out of school for disciplinary reasons after the April draft entry deadline (e.g. too many knuckleads to mention by name).

Terrelle Pryor does not fit any of those categories. He was suspended for 5 games at Ohio State and was free to join the team in Game 6 and the NCAA suspension was handed down too late for Pryor to apply for early entrance into the April draft.

IMO Goodell bent the rules to allow Pryor to enter the supplemental draft in exchange for a handshake deal that Pryor would accept a similar length suspension as the NCAA imposed. If Pryor wasn’t willing to accept that arrangement, then Goodell would have governed the situation by the book and ruled that Pryor would have to wait for the 2012 draft.

It will take him 5 weeks just to get to a point where he is ready for the field.

Just take your medicine and let it go already.

Same for Tressel!

–You need to point your argument to the man in charge of Raider nation not Pryor, or Hue Jackson for that matter….