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Former Ole Miss offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil admitted Thursday night that he took money from a Rebels coach.
"I made a mistake," Tunsil said at a press conference at the NFL Draft in Chicago. "That happened."
When asked to clarify if that comment that meant he took money from an Ole Miss coach, Tunsil said "I'd have to say yeah."
The revelation was just part of Tunsil's bizarre draft night. Expected to be a top five pick, Tunsil was passed over until No. 13 after a video of him wearing and smoking from a gas-mask bong was posted on his Twitter account just before the draft started. The Dolphins selected the Lake City, Fla. native.
Tunsil claimed his Twitter was hacked.
Tunsil's Instagram account was also, as the lineman claimed, hacked Thursday.
The lineman's Instagram account, which was verified by the service, posted two possible screenshots of messages between what is presumably Tunsil and John Miller, who is listed as an assistant athletic director of football operations on the Ole Miss website.
The veracity of the text messages has not been proven. Tunsil has since deactivated his Instagram account.
Dolphins general manager Chris Grier addressed the video in a press conference after Tunsil was selected.
"We had heard rumors, but we had done work. We had known about it," Grier said. "The video is two years old. So, from all the information we had, we were comfortable with it."
When asked by a member of the media if Tunsil loves football more than he loves drugs, Grier replied with a blunt: "yes."
