NAPA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders used a third-round pick Monday in the NFL’s supplemental draft to select former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The Raiders forfeit their third-round selection in the 2012 draft.
Pryor will be able to practice immediately after signing and play in the remaining two exhibition games. But he will not be eligible to practice with or play for Oakland during the regular season until the team’s sixth game because he was handed a five-game suspension by commissioner Roger Goodell — the same number of games he would have sat out had he returned to Ohio State.
Pryor ran a 4.36 in the 40 during his workout for 17 NFL teams Saturday. As a junior, Pryor had his best season statistically, throwing for 2,772 yards and 27 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He also ran for 754 yards and four scores and led the Buckeyes to a 31-26 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl.
Oakland’s starting quarterback is Jason Campbell, who is in the last year of his contract, as are backups Kyle Boller and Trent Edwards. No other players were chosen in the draft.
