Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright is poised to do something that once would have been unthinkable: Leave the NFL and go play in the NCAA.
The Browns are waiving Wright, and he has an agreement in place to play for LSU this season, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. It’s possible that Wright could get claimed on waivers, which would complicate matters, although it sounds like Wright has decided he wants to play this year for LSU, where he surely has a lucrative NIL offer in place, and wait until next year to pursue the NFL.
Wright going back to college after signing with an NFL team never would have been possible under the rules that have governed college football for more than a century, but those rules have gone out the window. The NCAA keeps losing court battles over player eligibility rules, to the point where there aren’t many rules left. Wright can play anywhere he wants in college, and he has chosen LSU.
Wright spent his first two years of college football at Virginia Tech, then spent two more years at Ole Miss, where he played for Lane Kiffin, who will now coach him at LSU.
Browns head coach Todd Monken called it “crazy” that a player currently on the Browns’ roster will be playing college football this season, but until the NCAA comes up with eligibility rules that can withstand court challenges, the sport is in crazy times.
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