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BY TOM MARTIN

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Decision overruled -- former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor will appeal his suspension from the NFL, just one day after his agent said he wouldn’t. The league recently approved Pryor’s entry into the NFL supplemental draft -- with a five-week suspension as a condition.

Pryor’s attorney broke the news to ESPN:

“The commissioner indicated that we have the right to appeal within three days after Terrelle signs an NFL contract. And given some of the developments both in reaching the decision and comments out of the Players Association regarding the decision, I think it’s likely that we will file an appeal and give the Players Association an opportunity to make its objections to this on the record.”

So why is Pryor being penalized by a league he has yet to join? Many suspect it relates to violations Pryor committed at Ohio State, but according to an NFL spokesman via Twitter, that’s not the case:

“On Pryor, we are not enforcing NCAA rules. We are upholding our own eligibility rules, which have never been based on the notion that a college player could choose to violate NCAA rules, obtain declaration that he is ineligible for college [football], then enter the NFL draft."

Despite confusion over the ruling, 101 Sports.com’s Howard Balzer writes, the league is simply setting a precedent:

“It's all very basic, even if this situation was certainly convoluted … Because of this unique situation, the NFL bent its rules to allow Pryor in, but wants to ensure that future players won't simply do things purposely that get themselves declared ineligible so they can enter a supplemental draft.”

Precedent or not, the Kansas City Star’s Pete Grathoff (PRON: Gratt-Hoff) writes, Goodell’s process paints a muggy picture:

“In essence, Goodell is saying that Pryor’s tattoo fiasco at Ohio State was bad for the NFL. If that’s the case, then Goodell should not have allowed Pryor to enter the draft … Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston reportedly failed a drug test at the NFL combine. Isn’t that detrimental to the league? Yet Houston did not receive a suspension before being drafted.”

The NFL says the ruling aims to protect the draft’s integrity, but columnist Mark Bradley of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution doesn’t buy that for a second:

“This isn’t just Goodell overstepping … This sets a precedent that is surely illegal. … The line between amateur and professional football has long been blurred, but Goodell has just informed us that no line exists. Break a rule in college and you can be penalized as a pro.”

Lost in debate over the NFL’s motives is a key element: Pryor still has to get drafted. Supplemental choices are never a guarantee. As Len Pasquarelli notes for the Morning Call, Pryor isn’t even the cream of the supplemental crop.

“Arguably, the most notable prospect in the draft might be former Georgia tailback Caleb King … Merely landing a spot in the supplemental draft means beating the odds. And actually succeeding is the longest of long shots.”

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