The NFL’s chief spokesman said that while...

The NFL’s chief spokesman said that while Commissioner Pete Rozelle has the power to permit Ohio State wide receiver Cris Carter to enter a supplemental draft, such a decision would be unprecedented.

Bob Berry, Carter’s attorney, said he mailed a petition Monday to the league on behalf of Carter, declared ineligible for his senior season for signing a contract and accepting money from sports agents Norby Walters and Lloyd Bloom.

Carter, who would have been a senior at Ohio State this fall, is considered by most NFL scouts to be a first-round pick in next year’s draft.

Joe Browne, the NFL spokesman, said the league had received Carter’s request Tuesday afternoon but no timetable had been set for action.

The NFL has conducted supplemental drafts for players who were eligible to play for their college teams but graduated early. Brian Bosworth of Oklahoma and Bernie Kosar of Miami are two recent examples.