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Greg Desrosiers' foot, Cortez Braham's lawsuit and more Memphis' pro day highlights
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Cortez Braham admits that it's weird.
As he prepares for the NFL Draft, a lawsuit about his eligibility is still being litigated — despite the fact that the lawsuit concerns whether he should be eligible for the 2025 football season he already played in.
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"I'm really not putting too much focus on it. I got my year back, right? So I just put it behind me, let my agent and my lawyers handle that type of stuff," Braham said at Memphis football's pro day on March 19. "It's kind of weird, but at the end of the day I understand why they're doing it. But it is what it is."
Braham's lawyers have argued that the lawsuit — which Braham filed so he could be eligible to play in 2025 — should be dismissed, but the NCAA wants to continue litigating the case in part because it says it may try to enforce the "rule of restitution" against Memphis.
Braham — who had 63 catches for 889 yards and eight touchdowns as Memphis' leading receiver in 2025 — participated in Memphis' pro day alongside former Tigers' quarterback Brendon Lewis and more than a dozen other players. After starting his career at junior college before transferring to West Virginia and Nevada , Braham hopes his lone season at Memphis gets him an NFL look.
"I'm a guy that — you could put me anywhere," he said. "You could put me inside, outside, I'm just a versatile player. And I'm going to go get the job done wherever you need me."
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Offensive line gets most of the attention
Memphis had two players who were invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Travis Burke and Chris Adams were starting offensive tackles and both could be drafted.
Scouts from all 32 NFL teams were in attendance at Memphis' pro day, and most were focused on Burke and Adams. Both went to meet with scouts after finishing their respective workouts.
Finally getting healthy, Greg Desrosiers hoping to 'just get a chance'
Greg Desrosiers' talent was never a question during his two seasons with the Tigers, but he never stayed healthy for a full season. A collarbone injury kept him out in 2024, and a foot injury limited him throughout 2025.
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He acknowledged to The Commercial Appeal during the 2025 season that he wasn't fully healthy and knew he wouldn't be fully healthy until after the season ended and he could get surgery. He underwent foot surgery ahead of the bowl game and said March 19 that he's still working back to 100%.
"I'm not expecting to go first round or anything like that," he said. "I'm just praying for the best. Hopefully I'm blessed enough to just get a chance, foot through the door. That's all I can ask for at this point. And then from there, I'll do the best that I can and capitalize on the opportunity."
Desrosiers said he's gotten good feedback from teams who understand he played the 2025 season despite battling the foot injury. He rushed for a career-high 204 yards against FAU but did not rush for 100 or more yards in any other game in 2025.
The one game he'd point to if someone asked him what tape showcased his full potential?
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"Tulane my first year," said Desrosiers, who scored three touchdowns in that game. "And even that year, I missed a lot of games too. I wish Memphis was able to see a full season out of me when I was 100 percent healthy."
Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on X @thejonahdylan.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Greg Desrosiers' foot, Cortez Braham's lawsuit and other highlights from Memphis' pro day
