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The Bong video that could cost Laremy Tunsil millions

By Alex Butler
Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil holds his jersey after being selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft on April 28, 2016 in Chicago. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI
1 of 5 | Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil holds his jersey after being selected by the Miami Dolphins with the 13th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft on April 28, 2016 in Chicago. Photo by Brian Kersey/UPI | License Photo

CHICAGO, April 28 (UPI) -- Nothing slips under the radar of NFL front offices.

Former Ole Miss offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil found that out in the most brutal fashion possible Thursday, during the NFL Draft.

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Before the draft kicked off at 8 p.m. in Chicago, Tunsil's Twitter account tweeted out a video of a man, who appears to be Tunsil, smoking a bong. The video was posted 10 minutes before the draft and deleted shortly after.

The tweet could be costly for Tunsil, who was eventually selected by Miami Dolphins with the No. 13 selection. Last year, the top-five draft selections signed contracts averaging four-years, $23.4 million. The New Orleans Saints selected tackle Andrus Peat with the No. 13 selection in the 2015 draft. Peat signed a four-year, $11.4 million contract.

"It is BS. Somebody hacked into his account," Tunsil's agent Jimmy Sexton told ESPN.

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Tunsil's account has also since been deleted. He was expected to be one of the first players selected. Several news outlets and Twitter accounts have preserved the video, including the Clarion-Ledger.

Tunsil, 21, was projected by several NFL Draft experts to be selected with the No. 8 overall pick. He is listed at 6 foot, 5 inches and 315 pounds.

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