Laremy Tunsil’s draft stock was dropping before his 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.

But don’t take it to from me. Here’s what Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn had to say on Thursday night:

“I think you have to take everything into consideration,” Quinn said. “I think if we took players off the board if they smoked pot in college, or marijuana, like half the board would be gone. Realistically, that’s the day and age that we live in, and you have to evaluate the risk and the reward of the player.”

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 …

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