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Terrelle Pryor News & Rumors

Pryor thinks big: 'I'm not planning to be a backup'
May 19
NFL.com
 
"Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor remains a mystery. Not so much because of what we've seen -- but what we haven't. After the team used a third-round pick to acquire the former Ohio State star in the 2011 supplemental draft, Pryor missed most of training camp last summer before serving a five-game, league-imposed suspension for breaking NCAA rules while at school. He failed to register a statistic during the 2011 season and contemplated leaving the game. He decided to stick around and his immediate job in Oakland is proving he's worth a roster spot. With starter Carson Palmer and veteran Matt Leinart in the mix, that might be tough to accomplish, but he's shooting for more than"
Oakland Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor goes from ghost to man
May 17
Oakland Tribune
 columnist Tim Kawakami
"Terrelle Pryor was the Raiders' famous phantom last season -- highly anticipated but nearly invisible, unplayable and inaudible. He knew it. He didn't know what to do about it. He helped to cause it, and the Raiders' traditional midseason chaos didn't help any of it, either. After the abrupt, controversial end to Pryor's Ohio State career, his selection by the Raiders in the supplemental draft and his five-game NFL suspension, Pryor remained a 2011 afterthought. "I didn't know anything last year, nothing at all," Pryor said after a Raiders full-team workout this week. "I came in last year at the end of camp, and everything was already put in. I couldn't ask the coach, the offensive"
Raiders' backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor looks sharp in practice
May 16
Oakland Tribune
 
"It's a new year, and it was a very different Terrelle Pryor we saw Tuesday at the Raiders' first public organized team activities -- and afterward. First, Pryor looked pretty sharp during the practice and seemed very comfortable in quarterback drills alongside Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart . . . particularly Palmer. Then Pryor stepped out for the media availability period and talked calmly, confidently, clearly and with more detail than he ever has during his brief Raiders career."
Pryor has a believer in new QB coach DeFilippo
May 13
CSN Bay Area
 
"Perhaps the player on the Raiders roster who could have most benefited from participating in this weekend's rookie minicamp is the guy who could not because of the lone play he was involved in last season. Strangely enough, it was a play that did not count, because it was wiped out when Terrelle Pryor himself was called for a false start, against Kansas City on Oct. 23. But as Pryor continues his insistence and development as an NFL quarterback, he has a believer in his new position coach, so long as Pryor continues to show he wants it. "The first thing is, everybody knows how hard he's working," said the returning John DeFilippo, who was the Raiders QB coach in 2007 and 2008. "He's going"
After difficult year, Raiders' Pryor relishing chance to start anew
May 10
SI.com
 
"Raiders backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor barely hesitated on April 29 when he received a question about his mental state. The tweet read: "u worried about an imminent matt leinart signing?" Pryor, who did not attempt a pass last year after being selected in the third round of the supplemental draft, answered eight minutes later. "nope !! :)" he wrote. Leinart indeed joined the Raiders two days later and will compete to be Carson Palmer's backup, but anyone expecting Pryor to be thrown off his game has not looked in his eyes in recent weeks. Pryor is focused and confident, qualities that were missing last season after he left Ohio State a year early because of the"
Terrelle Pryor a third-round pick this year anyway
April 19
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"I watched Jon Gruden's "Quarterback camp" show with Russell Wilson. The Wisconsin QB is intriguing but I would take Terrelle Pryor over him in the draft if he was still on the board. They had similar college experience and Pryor is 6-foot-5 while Wilson is 5-11. Scouts and draft experts agree with me that Pryor would probably be a third-round pick this year. That's what the Raiders used to get him in last year's supplemental draft. I saw a lot of Nick Foles and Brock Osweiler in the Pac-12 (not impressed), and I might even put Pryor ahead of them as the No. 6 QB prospect this year behind Andrew Luck, Rpbert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden and Kirk Cousins."
NFL Denies Pryor's Appeal
October 1
New York Times
 
"N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell affirmed Friday the five-game suspension he gave the former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, saying he had improperly manipulated the N.F.L.'s eligibility rules when he "intentionally took steps to ensure that he would be declared ineligible for further college play and would be able to enter the N.F.L. via the supplemental draft." "This smacks of a calculated effort to manipulate our eligibility rules in a way that undermines the integrity of, and public confidence in, those rules," Goodell wrote in his decision. "Mr. Pryor made an affirmative decision to remain in college and play for Ohio State in 2011. He later reconsidered and decided that he"
Terrelle Pryor may yet appeal, report says
September 6
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Terrelle Pryor had said he wasn't going to appeal his five-game suspension. Then he said he might, then he said he definitely wouldn't and now he apparently might. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, a source said, had a deal with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that if Goodell let the Ohio State quarterback enter the supplemental draft, he would not appeal the suspension. The Raiders selected Pryor in the third round two weeks ago and signed him to a four-year deal. NFL Network reported early Sunday that Pryor will appeal his five-game suspension, "in part, because of concerns voiced by veteran players.""
Pryor to appeal? Plus, practice squad signed
September 5
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Terrelle Pryor said he wasn't going to appeal his five-game suspension, then he said he might, then he said he definitely wouldn't and now he apparently might. My understanding was that his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, had a deal with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that if Goodell let the quarterback in the supplemental draft, he would not appeal. The Raiders selected him in the third round two weeks ago. The NFL Network reported Sunday morning that Pryor will appeal his five-game suspension. But ESPN is saying that Pryor's attorney, David Cornwell, thus far has merely filed a letter with the intent to appeal on his own, reserving Pryor’s right to appeal. There was only supposed to be a"
Terrelle Pryor may yet appeal, report says
September 5
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Terrelle Pryor had said he wasn't going to appeal his five-game suspension. Then he said he might, then he said he definitely wouldn't and now he apparently might. His agent, Drew Rosenhaus, a source said, had a deal with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that if Goodell let the Ohio State quarterback enter the supplemental draft, he would not appeal the suspension. The Raiders selected Pryor in the third round two weeks ago and signed him to a four-year deal. NFL Network reported early Sunday that Pryor will appeal his five-game suspension, "in part, because of concerns voiced by veteran players." They are said to believe that the NFL is helping enforce NCAA regulations, but the league said"
Pryor to appeal after all
September 4
Oakland Tribune
 
"Rookie quarterback Terrelle Pryor will appeal his five-game suspension handed down by commissioner Roger Goodell, according to the NFL Network's Albert Breer. No word on when that appeal will take place. The Raiders are currently carrying only two quarterbacks with the release of Trent Edwards Saturday."
Report: Pryor scored a seven on the Wonderlic
August 31
Pro Football Talk
 
"In 2006, former Texas quarterback Vince Young initially scored a six on the Wonderlic. The test later was re-scored, and Young was given a seven. Young then got a chance to take the test again, for reasons that never were quite clear. He got a 16. According to Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor also received a seven."
Terrelle Pryor draws a crowd for 1st practice
August 27
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Raiders coach Hue Jackson said after Friday's practice that Terrelle Pryor "looks like a quarterback, feels like a quarterback and sounds like a quarterback." But is he an NFL quarterback? That answer won't come for a while, but on Friday, Pryor, the team's third-round pick in Monday's supplemental draft, did jump right into his first practice. Pryor, who signed a four-year deal late Thursday night, was wearing No. 6. "Coach won't let me wear No. 2," he said. "Why? I don't know." The answer is the last No. 2, JaMarcus Russell, was arguably the biggest bust in NFL history, and his shadow looms large. Pryor, the former Ohio State star, was at Jackson's side most of practice, listening to"
Terrelle Pryor signs with Raiders
August 26
ESPN.com
 
"Quarterback Terrelle Pryor signed a four-year contract with the Oakland Raiders on Thursday, three days after being picked in the third round of the NFL supplemental draft. The Raiders announced the signing late Thursday night and said Pryor would take the field for his first NFL practice on Friday. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the deal. The Raiders play their third exhibition game on Sunday against New Orleans and it would be extremely unlikely that Pryor would play. The Raiders then will have three practices before the exhibition finale at Seattle on Sept. 2. After that game, Pryor will be ineligible to practice with the Raiders until serving a five-game suspension. When he was"
Terrelle Pryor says Raiders deal won't take long
August 25
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Terrelle Pryor is showing up everywhere - on every sports television show and NFL website these days, thanks to the heavy-handedness of his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. But the Raiders' third-round pick in Monday's supplemental draft hasn't arrived in Napa yet. The former Ohio State quarterback won't be heading West until his contract is done, and it "shouldn't be long," he told Pro Football Talk Live on Tuesday. Pryor, selected in the third round, told PFT that the Raiders told him "they have pretty good receivers and they're looking at me as a young quarterback." At some point over the last couple of days, Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell heard Pryor referred to as the team's possible"
Terrelle Pryor says he is at quarterback to stay
August 24
Oakland Tribune
 
"The newest Raider, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, won't join his teammates in Napa until he signs a contract. That formality is expected to be done in short order. For now, Pryor is making the rounds on the national sports talk-show circuit. On Tuesday, he told ProFootballTalk.com that he is a quarterback, period. "I've got to make sure I make myself, I see myself as a quarterback, and show them exactly what I can do," Pryor said, "and I feel highly that I can get the ball out on time and get together and be a great leader. I don't even think the receiver thing will even be in the question." There has been speculation that the Raiders selected Pryor in the third round of the NFL supplemental"
Terrelle Pryor says Raiders deal won't take long
August 24
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Terrelle Pryor is showing up everywhere - on every sports television show and NFL website these days, thanks to the heavy-handedness of his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. But the Raiders' third-round pick in Monday's supplemental draft hasn't arrived in Napa yet. The former Ohio State quarterback won't be heading West until his contract is done, and it "shouldn't be long," he told Pro Football Talk Live on Tuesday. Pryor, selected in the third round, told PFT that the Raiders told him "they have pretty good receivers and they're looking at me as a young quarterback." At some point over the last couple of days, Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell heard Pryor referred to as the team's possible"
Raiders draft Ohio State QB Pryor
August 23
Sacramento Bee
 
"The Raiders satisfied their legendary need for speed once again Monday, taking Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the NFL's supplemental draft. After Pryor clocked 4.36 seconds for 40 yards at his pro day Saturday, it was all but a slam dunk that the Raiders would pursue him. They have drafted the fastest player at the NFL scouting combine the past three years: cornerback DeMarcus Van Dyke this year, wide receiver Jacoby Ford last year and Darrius Heyward-Bey in 2009. The 6-foot-5, 232-pound Pryor's time would have ranked fourth at this year's combine, a remarkable feat for someone so big, and it raises the possibility of him moving to wide receiver or tight end"