Another Player Involved in College Eligibility Suit Gets Cut by an NFL Team
Jack Pyburn was waived after four preseason sacks and could return to LSU if he clears waivers Monday, according to On3.
- On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived linebacker Jack Pyburn, who is now pursuing a fifth year of college eligibility at LSU as a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging NCAA rules.
- Pyburn is among several plaintiffs granted a temporary restraining order by a Louisiana court, arguing they are being deprived of potential benefits by being excluded from the NCAA's new five-year rule.
- Four other players who spent time on NFL rosters this offseason joined the case: former LSU running back TJ Harden, former Mississippi tight end Dae'Quan Wright, former Ole Miss defensive lineman Zxavian Harris, and former Oregon State running back Anthony Hankerson.
- If not claimed on waivers by Monday, Pyburn becomes a free agent; the Southeastern Conference rule prohibiting players who signed NFL contracts from returning to college faces a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
- While the Power Four conferences maintain that signed NFL contracts render players ineligible, plaintiffs are winning the effort to force retroactive application of the NCAA rule despite legal opposition.
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Another player involved in college eligibility suit gets cut by an NFL team
Defensive lineman Jack Pyburn was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and could be the latest player who tries to go back to college after spending time in an NFL camp.
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