Dae’Quan Wright is expected to play for the LSU Tigers under head coach Lane Kiffin
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NEED TO KNOW
- Former Ole Miss football player Dae’Quan Wright is expected to sign with the LSU Tigers after being waived by the Cleveland Browns
- Wright and other athletes from the 2022 recruiting class were granted a temporary restraining order to play an additional year in college
- Browns head coach Todd Monken joked that he “wondered why” LSU coach Lane Kiffin called him
After being waived by the Cleveland Browns, tight end Dae’Quan Wright is expected to become the first player to return to college football after playing in the NFL.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Wright, 22, is planning to play for the LSU Tigers pending waivers.
“History: the Browns are waiving tight end Dae’Quan Wright and, if he clears waivers, he has an agreement in place for the 2026 season to play for LSU, per agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln,” Schefter reported on Sunday, Aug. 23.
Schefter said, “Wright is believed to be the first player who could play for an NFL team, and then go back to play in college.”
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Wright — who played under LSU’s coach Kiffin when they were both at Ole Miss in 2024 and 2025 before signing as an undrafted free agent with the Eagles and being claimed by the Browns — is able to return to college football and enter the transfer portal because of a temporary restraining order granted to the tight end and other athletes from the 2022 recruiting class on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Wright’s and the others’ eligibility expired after the 2025-26 year, per former NCAA rules, and they were not granted the additional year after the association introduced age-based eligibility, according to The Athletic. Dozens of athletes have since sued the NCAA in an attempt to compete in the upcoming 2026-27 season.
Browns head coach Todd Monken addressed the decision to waive Wright on Saturday, Aug. 22 while speaking to reporters. “I wondered why Lane Kiffin reached out a week ago,” Monken joked. “Now I know. S—, I didn’t know, now I know. I didn’t call him back, I guess I should’ve.”
Monken also said, “I mean, I don’t even know what to say. As far as I know, he had a medical issue that hasn’t allowed him to practice. That’s a medical issue, has nothing to do with me. Then he was cleared, so we dressed him just in case we had to have him, but when you don’t rep it’s hard to put him on the field.”
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