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But I had the same thought as you - why would they give a rip about him?

On the other hand, seeing two distasteful individuals/entities (Sorsby v. NFL) go against each other in court would be entertaining. It will come to nothing because the NFL is terrified of discovery and I'm not sure Sorsby would even have standing to bring anything against the League.

I've known both of my law partners for 30+ years and we've managed to remain pretty much best friends through 25 and 15 years of being partners. Early on one of them told the story of his high school girlfriend who came from a very conservative Christian family (this was the mid-80s). Her dad was a prototypical southern smug, self-righteous pontificating twat (I am southern, so I can say these things). My friend tells of one day when he went to his girlfriend's to pick her up for something. It was the day after Len Bias had died. My friend is a big sports fan, and so naturally as he's talking to the dad, he asks, 'did you hear about Len Bias?'

The dad responds "I sure did. Well, that's what you get for doing snatch!"

That line, which I laugh at every time the story is recounted, has become the go-to response to any public comeuppance. It was the first thing I thought when I learned about Brendan Sorsby's NFL troubles.

“The League does not have the complete record of the NCAA’s investigation, and you did not provide any such materials with your Petition. Available information nonetheless indicates that, over the course of your collegiate career, you knowingly engaged in repeated and significant violations of NCAA rules designed to preserve the integrity of athletic competition. Reported conduct includes placing wagers on your own team and teammates and, to avoid detection, establishing or funding accounts in the names of intermediaries who placed bets on your behalf. There are also reports that you may have violated state criminal law.

“Your Petition does not address these matters. Nor does it demonstrate accountability for your conduct or indicate whether, or how, you would adhere to the League’s rules and policies governing the integrity of competition. Instead, even after receiving notice of the NCAA’s decision rescinding your college eligibility in May, you sought to avoid the consequences of that determination through litigation rather than accepting responsibility for your actions, and you pursued entry into the NFL only after abandoning those efforts.”