Laremy Tunsil slides to Dolphins at No. 13 after gas mask tweet

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    A video posted to NFL prospect Laremy Tunsil's verified Twitter account Thursday night showed a man wearing a gas mask and smoking a substance through a plastic tube. The tweet was deleted minutes after posting.

    Tunsil is one of the highest-rated prospects in the draft and at one point was considered a likely No. 1 overall pick. He eventually was picked No. 13 overall by the Miami Dolphins.

    Tunsil referred questions to agent Jimmy Sexton, who told ESPN: "It is BS. Somebody hacked into his account."

    ESPN has not confirmed the man in the video is Tunsil, but Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze, who is in Chicago with Tunsil, said the video is "from a long time ago."

    "How this came out today, I don't understand. I don't know how. He doesn't deny it. He owned it," he said.

    Tunsil's entire account was deleted shortly after the 2016 NFL draft began.

    Tunsil was sued earlier this week by his stepfather, Lindsey Miller, who is accusing Tunsil of attacking him and defaming his character in an incident last summer.

    Two offensive tackles were selected in the top eight picks Thursday, including Michigan State tackle Jack Conklin, picked by the Tennessee Titans after they traded up to the No. 8 spot with the Cleveland Browns. The Baltimore Ravens picked Notre Dame tackle Ronnie Stanley at No. 6.

    Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said Thursday that his team had Stanley ranked above Tunsil.

    - See more at: http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2016/story/_/id/15423201/agent-laremy-tunsil-gas-mask-tweet-was-hacked
     

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