The Oakland Raiders selected former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor with a third-round pick in Monday’s supplemental draft, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Oakland picked Pryor with the 18th selection in the third round. By selecting Pryor, the Raiders now will not pick in the third round of the 2012 draft.
The NFL allowed Pryor into the draft last week with the caveat that he wouldn’t be allowed to practice for the team that selected him until Week 6. The quarterback would have faced a five-game suspension had he stayed at Ohio State.
Pryor’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told The Associated Press on Thursday that “we accept that voluntarily.” But the player’s attorney, David Cornwell, told ESPN Radio on Friday that it was “likely” the five-game punishment would be appealed once Pryor signed an NFL contract.
Pryor said Saturday there would be no appeal.
“I’d like to thank the commissioner, Mr. (Roger) Goodell, for giving me the opportunity to play in the NFL,” he said. “It’s a dream of mine to play quarterback here. We will not appeal. I’ll serve (the suspension), along with my senior Buckeye buddies, because I did a wrong thing when I was young and I must serve it.”
–ESPN
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