Laremy Tunsil’s draft stock was dropping before Twitter account was hacked

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I’m sorry to break it to all of the Goody Two–shoes out there. If you’re basing NFL draft decisions on whether a prospect might once have smoked something that appeared to be marijuana, then, well, let’s just say your talent pool is going to be awfully, awfully limited.

And trust me: Team decision-makers are well aware of the realities of modern roster-building. That’s why it’s just too easy to blame the first-round fall of Ole Miss left tackle Laremy Tunsil on a bizarre but only moderately concerning video posted to his Twitter account. Tunsil, the best player in the draft according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., sat and watched two other offensive tackles go in front of him before the Miami Dolphins selected him at No. 13 overall.

Certainly, it was terrible timing for someone to post a video of Tunsil wearing a gas mask and smoking something — presumably marijuana — through a plastic tube. It happened just 13 minutes before the draft …

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