EUGENE, Ore. -- Former Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was preparing to apply for entrance in the NFL’s supplemental draft, according to Gil Brandt of NFL.com.
The supplemental draft will be held on July 15. Only three players were officially on the list so far. BYU’s Harvey Unga, Northwestern State’s Quentin Castille and Truman State’s Vaness Emokpae have already applied for the draft.
Masoli was recently dismissed from the University of Oregon’s football program for a failure to adhere to obligations previously outlined by head football coach Chip Kelly.
The two-year starter had already been suspended by Kelly for the entire 2010 season prior to the start of spring practice after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges surrounding a burglary during the winter term.
Then in early June, Springfield police stopped Masoli's vehicle and cited him on charges of possessing less than one ounce of marijuana, driving with a suspended license and failure to stop at a driveway or a sidewalk.
This was the final straw for Kelly, who dismissed Masoli after news of the marijuana arrest surfaced.
Masoli led Oregon to 10-3 records each of the past two seasons and its first Rose Bowl appearance in 15 years in 2009.
He was selected a second-team all-league choice by the Pacific-10 Conference coaches a year ago after completing 177 of 305 passes for 15 touchdowns and six interceptions, in addition to running for 668 yards and 13 scores.
Masoli was named MVP at the 2008 Holiday Bowl after leading the Ducks to a 42-31 win over Oklahoma State.
The San Francisco native was Oregon's all-time rushing leader among quarterbacks (1,386 yards) and ninth on the program’s career total offense chart (5,277 yards). Masoli has one season of collegiate eligibility remaining.
If a team selects a player in the supplemental draft then they forfeit the corresponding round’s pick in the following year’s traditional draft.
