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Credit to Doug for bringing it up first, but thought the news deserved its own thread.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/06/qb_terrelle_pryor_ends_his_ohi.html
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/06/qb_terrelle_pryor_ends_his_ohi.html
Terrelle Pryor has ended his playing career at Ohio State, his lawyer, Larry James said this evening in a phone call with the Plain Dealer.
"In the best interest of my team, I have decided to forego my senior year of football at the Ohio State University," James said, reading a statement on behalf of his client.
James said Pryor had been considering this option for several days and made the choice this evening, leaving James' office in Columbus just before 6 p.m.
James said the decision does not mean that Pryor will necessarily be facing further NCAA sanctions that could have ended his Ohio State career, but the quarterback, who would have been a senior this fall, made this choice now. He was already facing a five-game suspension at the start of the 2011 season for trading memorabilia to a Columbus tattoo artist for money and tattoos.
"We've talked about the emotional roller coaster that he is going through," James told the Plain Dealer, "and even if he was cleared 100 percent it was going to be difficult."
James said Pryor has not decided if he will enter the NFL's supplemental draft. If he applies to the league, that draft could be held in July, where Pryor would likely be a mid-round pick. At the moment, James said Pryor is considering staying at Ohio State and finishing his last year as a student.
"He'll take the next couple days to collect this thoughts," James said. "Right now, when you reach closure, it's very emotional."