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| Pryor is appealing the 5 game suspension |
Former Buckeye and current Oakland Raider QB Terrelle Pryor is now deciding to appeal his 5 game NFL suspension after he was taken in the 3rd round of the 2011 NFL supplemental draft. Pryor well before the draft had said that he would not appeal the 5 game suspension.
An interesting note is that Tressel was hired Saturday by the Indianapolis Colts as a consultant in the video replay, otherwise telling them when they should challenge, and when they shouldn't challenge a call on the field.
To complicate Pryor's situation, a couple days before the supplemental draft, he had come out and said that he wouldn't appeal once more, but on the day of the actual draft taking place, Terrelle mentioned he would appeal the suspension only if Raiders owner Al Davis asked him to do so. Pryor would end up signing a 4-year, 2.7 million dollar contract with the Raiders, but with the suspension in place, he's not allowed to practice with the team.
Pryor could have played in the Raider's two preseason games but oddly did not. As it stands, Pryor is sitting 3rd on the depth chart, behind QB's Jason Campbell and Kyle Boller.
There have been rumors since he got drafted that the Raiders might try him out a WR, with Pryor's frame at 6'5'', 232 pounds and was clocked at running a 4.3 40, which for his size is very rare. Raiders head coach Hue Jackson says he likes Pryor as a QB, but hasn't said if Pryor will start this season. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, with hope that nothing comes back and haunts OSU to help worsen the NCAA situation.
