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Lane Kiffin on verge of landing waived Browns tight end at LSU in unprecedented move

Nypost · · 362 words · By Allie Kaylor
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What to know about Lane Kiffin on verge of landing waived Browns tight end at LSU in unprecedented move

NFL tight end Dae’Quan Wright is ready to go back to school.

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What happened

NFL tight end Dae’Quan Wright is ready to go back to school.

Why it matters

After four years of college ball, Wright has cut a deal to return to LSU for a fifth season after being waived by the Browns, ESPN reported Sunday.

Common ground

If he clears waivers and returns to the college ranks, Wright will be reunited with Tigers coach Lane Kiffin, under whom he played the past two seasons at Ole Miss.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He was one of three players on NFL rosters to be granted a temporary restraining order by a Louisiana state court to return to college”
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Multiple sources (AP, web search results) confirm that three NFL roster players were granted a temporary restraining order by a Louisiana state court to return to college.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 College Football Playoff was a single-elimination postseason tournament that determined the national champion of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the 12th edition of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Philadelphia Eagles' upcoming 94th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach Nick Sirianni. They will attempt to improve on their 11–6 record…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Philadelphia_Eagles_seaso…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dae'Quan Tariq Wright (born September 21, 2003) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Ole Miss Rebels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae'Quan_Wright
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Claim 2: “The NCAA overhauled its eligibility rules this offseason to allow athletes five seasons of eligibility within a five-year period”
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Multiple sources (al.com, web search) confirm the NCAA updated eligibility rules to a 'five-for-five' rule allowing five seasons of eligibility within a five-year span.
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web search NEUTRAL — In June, the NCAA updated its eligibility rules to allow athletes five seasons of eligibility within a five-year span, beginning when they enroll in college or, if they delay, in the academic year fol…
https://www.al.com/sports/2026/08/ex-seahawks-browns-rookie-…
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web search NEUTRAL — They stem from the NCAA Division I Cabinet adopting a new "five-for-five rule" in June, which went into effect for the 2026-27 school year. Under the new rule for eligibility guidelines, student-athle…
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Athletes whose eligibility expired by spring 2026 under the traditional model — four years of competition over five years — will not be allowed a fifth year of competition under the new rules that go …
https://www.newsday.com/sports/ncaa-eligibility-rules-lawsui…
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Claim 3: “Bediako wasn’t allowed to play for the last several weeks of the season, including March Madness”
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Sources confirm Bediako was deemed ineligible again after a brief period of being allowed to play, preventing him from competing in the final stretch of the season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Charles A. Bediako Jr. (born March 10, 2002) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). After playing for …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bediako
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web search NEUTRAL — Charles Bediako isn’t giving up on his quest to play for No. 17 Alabama again this season. But he suffered another setback on Tuesday. Bediako has appealed the ruling preventing him from competing wit…
https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/jud…
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web search NEUTRAL — Charles Bediako was deemed ineligible again on Monday, five games after he was granted a temporary restraining order to return to Alabama from the G League.
https://www.aol.com/article/alabama-coach-nate-oats-said-bri…
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Claim 4: “Athletes from the high school Class of 2022 who just exhausted their fourth year under the old system were not grandfathered into the new system”
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The provided evidence for this claim is entirely irrelevant, containing Reddit posts about XNXX and World of Warcraft, and general Wikipedia entries on recruiting classes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The college football recruiting class of 2022 refers to the recruiting of high school athletes to play college football starting in the fall of 2022. The scope of this article covers: (a) the colleges…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 1, 2026 and will end on March 14, 2027. It will begin with the March Madness Opening Round on March 16, 2027 and end with the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lauren Marie Betts (born October 15, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Turkish …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Betts
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Claim 5: “Wright was signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in April before being waived and signing with Cleveland”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant French health insurance links (ameli.fr) and general Eagles/Wright Wikipedia entries that do not mention the specific sequence of signing with Philadelphia, being waived, and then signing with Cleveland.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dae'Quan Tariq Wright (born September 21, 2003) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Ole Miss Rebels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae'Quan_Wright
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season is the Philadelphia Eagles' upcoming 94th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their sixth under head coach Nick Sirianni. They will attempt to improve on their 11–6 record…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Philadelphia_Eagles_seaso…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2025 · Permet de télécharger une attestation de droits si vous relevez du régime général. Ameli met en ligne une vidéo expliquant comment récupérer en ligne son attestation de droits.
https://www.justice.fr/fiche/obtenir-attestation-droits
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Claim 6: “Alabama 7-footer Charles Bediako became the first athlete to leave the pro ranks for college when he joined the Tide midway through the basketball season after three seasons in the G League”
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Evidence from AOL and other web search results confirms Charles Bediako returned to Alabama from the G League, though the specific 'three seasons' detail is partially supported by Wikipedia mentioning he played for Alabama 2021-2023 then played professionally.
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web search NEUTRAL — 434K Followers, 9 Following, 655 Posts - @Charles on Instagram: "Charles & Sylvia your favorite competitive couple 😅 @wolfie @sylviagani"
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web search NEUTRAL — 10M Followers, 949 Following, 7,532 Posts - Charles do Bronxs (@charlesdobronxs) on Instagram: "A arte é suave, mas o sistema é bruto 🥋🇧🇷 Campeão e Maior Finalizador da História @ufc 🥇 Embaixador: @ro…
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web search NEUTRAL — 973K Followers, 414 Following, 197 Posts - Charles (Chan Woo) Kim (@itscheffatty) on Instagram: "Hi 👋 I’m Chef Fatty, the kitchen scientist I teach cooking through science ️ cheffatty@underscoretalent…
https://threads.instagram.com/itscheffatty/
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Claim 7: “Wright has cut a deal to return to LSU for a fifth season after being waived by the Browns”
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Multiple independent web sources (Yahoo Sports, On3, TikTok) report that Dae'Quan Wright was waived by the Cleveland Browns and intends to return to LSU.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Southeastern Conference football season was the 94th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football. This was the SEC's second season with 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dae'Quan Tariq Wright (born September 21, 2003) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Ole Miss Rebels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae'Quan_Wright
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web search NEUTRAL — Dae'Quan Wright, former Cleveland Browns tight end, may be heading back to LSU for the 2026 season after being waived. What is happening to college football?
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/did-wright-already-commit-to…
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Claim 8: “Wright will be reunited with Tigers coach Lane Kiffin, under whom he played the past two seasons at Ole Miss”
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Web sources explicitly state Wright played for Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss for the past two seasons and is following Kiffin to LSU.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels were le…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Ole Miss Rebels football team represents the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels are led …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dae'Quan Tariq Wright (born September 21, 2003) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Ole Miss Rebels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dae'Quan_Wright
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