Former NFL quarterback Schlichter headed to prison

Former Ohio State and NFL quarter back Art Schlichter's release from federal prison this month for a ticket-fraud scheme will be followed by a stay in an Ohio prison, a Franklin County judge said Wednesday.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Chris Brown held a brief hearing on Schlichter's request for early release from his state sentence, but the former athlete's attorney began the hearing by withdrawing the request.

In response to a question from county Prosecutor Ron O'Brien, Brown indicated that, had the request gone forward, he would have denied it anyway.

When Sch lichter ,60, is released from a feder al prison in Florence, Colorado, on Aug. 18, he will be transferred to the custody of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to serve what Brown estimated to be nine months remaining on his state sentence.

COWBOYS: Dallas defensive end Randy Gregory took to Twitter on Wednesday to express frustration with a delay in the unresolved status of his bid for reinstatement to the NFL.

“I'm asking more questions than I'm getting answered,” Gregory tweeted. “Telling me to just sit and wait in limbo over things I can't control, all the while doing everything right off the field is unfair and flat out wrong!!” Gregory applied for reinstatement in March, a person with knowledge of the application process confirmed to USA TODAY Sports. Gregory was suspended in February 2019 for violating the league's policy on substances of abuse, his fourth suspension in the league.

In May, Gregory met by video conference with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, a necessary step before he could be granted reinstatement. But the person said Gregory hasn't been able to prove via testing he conforms with NFL policy on substances of abuse due to pandemic challenges. He's expected to have access to that testing again this weekend, the person said.