Smoking Video, College Cash Controversy Makes Laremy Tunsil Draft's Biggest Joke
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A bizarre video that was posted on Laremy Tunsil's Twitter account minutes before the start of the NFL draft showed a person smoking from a mask equipped with a bong.
The approximately 30-second video was posted to Tunsil's verified Twitter account before quickly being deleted. The entire account was deactivated about 30 minutes later but the video added to the perception that Tunsil has off-the-field problems
Tunsil's agent Jimmy Sexton couldn't immediately be reached for comment but later posted a response via social media saying, "Yes, my client smoked a potentially marijuana-like substance at one time. In an attempt to shield him teammates from the emissions of hazardous and potentially intoxicating fumes, he used a gas mask to do so."
Agent Jimmy Sexton continued, "This was an isolated incident, my client sought treatment and in the process found God."
Tunsil, who was considered a potential No. 1 pick before the Tennessee Titans traded the pick to the Los Angeles Rams, was a three-year starter at Mississippi.
Tunsil sat out the season's first seven games after the NCAA ruled he received improper benefits, including the use of three loaner cars over a six-month period.
Later, texts purporting to show conversations with Ole Miss staffers about them paying his rent and his mother's electric bill popped up on his Instagram. The posts were later deleted, along with Tunsil's account.
In his post-draft press conference, reporters asked him about the texts and whether or not he took money at Ole Miss.
After admitting the texts were his, a reporter asks Tunsil: "Was it an exchange between you and your coach, for money?" he replied "I'd have to say yeah." Then, during another question, a woman abruptly comes onto the stage, insists that Tunsil has no more comments, and hustles him away from the microphone.
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