Dae’Quan Wright Nears LSU Return as Louisiana Order Opens 1-Week NFL-to-College Path
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Dae’Quan Wright Nears LSU Return as Louisiana Order Opens 1-Week NFL-to-College Path
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Dae’Quan Wright is poised to become the first NFL player to return to college football, with LSU expected to add the former Browns tight end under a Louisiana temporary restraining order.
The 1-week window was created after Judge Will Jorden’s order in Baton Rouge let athletes from the 2022 recruiting class pursue immediate eligibility and barred the NCAA or conferences from punishing schools that take them.
Todd Monken said Lane Kiffin had called him about a week earlier—apparently about Wright—highlighting how abruptly the ruling upended NFL and college roster planning.
SEC transfer rules would normally block a move from Ole Miss to LSU outside the portal, but this case exploits a gap for players who left for the NFL and now seek to return.
The ruling could also affect other players, while coaches including Oregon’s Dan Lanning warned that late returns strain 105-man roster limits and displace players already on campus.