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Pryor postpones pro day workout
Terrelle Pryor's pro day workout, which had been scheduled for Friday, has been postponed until the NFL decides on his status for the supplemental draft.
The former Ohio State quarterback has applied for the Aug. 17 draft, but the NFL has not decided whether he is eligible.
In order to qualify for the supplemental draft, a player must show that his status has changed -- such as being declared academically ineligible by his school -- after the NFL's regular college draft has been held.
The only two players eligible for the supplemental draft so far are former Georgia running back Caleb King and former Northern Illinois safety Tracy Wilson.
Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that he had spoken with the NFL on Tuesday about Pryor's eligibility and that "no decision has been made yet regarding Terrelle's eligibility for the supplemental draft."
Sources told ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins that representatives from the Dallas Cowboys had planned to attend the workout. Officials from the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins also had been scheduled to attend, according to the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and Washington Examiner, respectively.
When he announced his departure from Ohio State, Pryor already had been suspended by the school and the NCAA for the first five games of what would have been his senior season this fall for accepting improper benefits, such as cash and discounted tattoos.
The scandal led to coach Jim Tressel's forced resignation May 30. Tressel acknowledged knowing his players were taking improper benefits but covered it up for more than nine months before Ohio State officials discovered the violations.
Pryor is Ohio State's all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks, with 2,164 yards. He also threw 57 touchdown passes, tying a school record.
Source: AP
The former Ohio State quarterback has applied for the Aug. 17 draft, but the NFL has not decided whether he is eligible.
In order to qualify for the supplemental draft, a player must show that his status has changed -- such as being declared academically ineligible by his school -- after the NFL's regular college draft has been held.
The only two players eligible for the supplemental draft so far are former Georgia running back Caleb King and former Northern Illinois safety Tracy Wilson.
Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that he had spoken with the NFL on Tuesday about Pryor's eligibility and that "no decision has been made yet regarding Terrelle's eligibility for the supplemental draft."
Sources told ESPNDallas.com's Calvin Watkins that representatives from the Dallas Cowboys had planned to attend the workout. Officials from the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins also had been scheduled to attend, according to the (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and Washington Examiner, respectively.
When he announced his departure from Ohio State, Pryor already had been suspended by the school and the NCAA for the first five games of what would have been his senior season this fall for accepting improper benefits, such as cash and discounted tattoos.
The scandal led to coach Jim Tressel's forced resignation May 30. Tressel acknowledged knowing his players were taking improper benefits but covered it up for more than nine months before Ohio State officials discovered the violations.
Pryor is Ohio State's all-time leading rusher among quarterbacks, with 2,164 yards. He also threw 57 touchdown passes, tying a school record.
Source: AP