National Football League

Laremy Tunsil video shows why NFL teams are hiring social media trackers

Published Apr. 28, 2016 9:37 p.m. ET

Aaron Torres

Former Ole Miss tackle Laremy Tunsil became the story of the first round when a video that appears to be him smoking from a gas mask bong was tweeted from his account minutes before the start of the NFL Draft.

The video may have discouraged teams from drafting Tunsil, who eventually went 13th overall to the Dolphins, but it's hardly the first time that social media has been on the radar of NFL front offices when evaluating players.

FOX Sports' Jay Glazer, Peter Schrager and Joel Klatt are in Chicago, and discussed how teams are now paying big money to monitor prospects' social media accounts.