College sports had a first on Thursday.
An NFL player entered the NCAA transfer portal.
That's right. Former Ole Miss tight end Dae'Quan Wright, who signed a free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles and is in training camp with the Cleveland Browns, popped into the portal on Thursday afternoon, followed soon by other players, some of them like Wright who have signed a professional contract.
You're probably wondering how in the ******* this is happening.
The players are part of a large group who sued the NCAA in a Louisiana court in an attempt to gain a fifth year of eligibility in the wake of the ******* ociation's new five-year, age-based eligibility policy. Dozens of players across the country have filed similar suits on the heels of the NCAA's decision not to make an exception for seniors who completed their career this past spring after playing in just four seasons. They are ineligible under the old rule, but they are eligible under the new rule — if the ******* ociation had made an exception.

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