The coaches would want the waiver regardless... and I think the process of appeal was started by the players family and not the staff.
But it does seem that Hurts isn’t as likely.
You’ve been around for 7 years, with a relatively low post count for that amount time.... to me that lends credibility to your info.
A troll isn’t gonna wait for 7 years to start doing his thing.
Good work OP.