Quarterback Brendan Sorsby isn't going to be taken by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2026 NFL supplemental draft, one would safely assume. Some other team will wind up with the QB who wagered as much as $90,000 in college and pro football games, some on his own team, during his college career.
Where Sorsby ends up in the supplemental draft is anyone's guess, but he has first-round talent. The risk is a team selecting him only to find he isn't done with his gambling issues.
Still, while Seattle doesn't need a quarterback and probably won't bid on Sorsby, the Seahawks have made a mistake in the supplemental draft previously. That was in 1987 when the team took linebacker Brian Bosworth in the first round.
Seattle Seahawks get to avoid a Brian Bosworth nightmare when it comes to Brendan Sorsby
The Oklahoma product was supposed to be big and fast, with a menacing approach to football, where he would make a high-end impact on the quality of Seattle's defense for years. In fact, surely the team was lucky to be able to grab Bosworth in the supplemental draft when Seattle would have likely had no chance to choose him in the normal 1987 draft.
All the excitement of acquiring Bosworth faded rather quickly. He set the tone for the rest of his short career when he missed four games as a rookie. He did have four sacks and two forced fumbles, though, and the thinking at the time was that his first year would simply be the launching pad for future greatness. It wouldn't be.
Bosworth missed six more games in his second season, and in his third year, he played in only two games. Those would be the last games of his football career. He was only 24 years old.
Against the then-Phoenix Cardinals, Bosworth made a tackle but injured his right shoulder. That would result in chronic pain and degenerative arthritis. He was forced to retire.
Besides the injury, though, Bosworth is remembered by many fans for an attempt to tackle the then-Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson.
In 1987, both players were in their rookie years, and fans of both teams hoped that each player represented the future success of their franchises. Brian Bosworth was supposed to be a bully of a linebacker, and Bo Jackson was a fast and powerful running back.
In Week 12, the Raiders, who, at that time, were in the same division (the AFC West) as the Seattle Seahawks, traveled to the Pacific Northwest. Seattle was 7-3 at the time, and the Raiders were 3-7. This was expected to be a statement game for the Seahawks.
Instead, Jackson ran for 221 yards, and Los Angeles destroyed Seattle 37-14. To make matters more embarrassing, Jackson scored one of his touchdowns on a 2-yard run in which Bosworth attempted to tackle the running back, but was overpowered and dragged into the end zone. It would be a symbol of how Seattle football would go for the next decade-plus.
Times have changed, of course. The Seattle Seahawks are fresh off winning their second Super Bowl and are one of the best organizations in the NFL. They also likely won't be participating in the 2026 supplemental draft to take quarterback Brendan Sorsby. Some other team can have their Bosworth moment when it comes to the quarterback.
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