NFL prospect Laremy Tunsil was drafted by the Miami Dolphins after falling in the draft Thursday night following a video of him presumably smoking weed was posted on his Twitter account.
According to ESPN, Tunsil confirmed that it is him in the video, which shows him wearing a gas mask and smoking a substance from a bong. The tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted and Tunsil’s Twitter account was deleted shortly after the draft began Thursday night. Both Tunsil and his agent, Jimmy Sexton, claimed that his account was hacked.
"Somebody hacked my account," Tunsil said, "It was a mistake. It happened years ago, like I said before. Somebody hacked my Twitter account and that's how it got on there. It's a crazy world. Things happen for a reason. I'm glad to be in Miami. I'm going to work my butt off and give it all I got."
In addition to his Twitter account, Tunsil said his Instagram account was also hacked.
After he was drafted by the Dolphins, an exchange between Tunsil and an Ole Miss staff member about money was posted to Tunsil’s Instagram account, according to NFL.com. Tunsil admitted on Thursday that he took money while at Ole Miss and his Instagram account has been deleted.
Ole Miss is investigating that admission for possible NCAA violations.
Tunsil, a former Ole Miss tackle, was one of the highest-rated prospects in the draft. He had a shot at being the No. 1 overall pick but was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 13th pick.