Very smart move on his part. Release photo of yourself smoking weed night before draft, drop from #1 to #12 cause NFL teams are idiots and now for the cost of losing out on a few $$ in his initial contract he gets to go to a better situation and avoid becoming the next Joe Thomas.

Very smart move on his part. Release photo of yourself smoking weed night before draft, drop from #1 to #12 cause NFL teams are idiots and now for the cost of losing out on a few $$ in his initial contract he gets to go to a better situation and avoid becoming the next Joe Thomas.

I thought it was particularly funny when he had his brief presser & actually gave honest, direct answers until the NFL/agency person stepped in to end it all.

It was even funnier how Todd McShay(ESPN) then questioned his maturity for giving honest, direct answers.

According to draft experts, he lost out on at least 5 million dollars, probably more. To call that a few $$ is silly. Then he admits to taking money, which will likely result in his school being investigated and perhaps punished. But I guess that's okay because he's leaving? This guy has shown a propensity for bad judgment. Nomination denied.

I thought it was particularly funny when he had his brief presser & actually gave honest, direct answers until the NFL/agency person stepped in to end it all.

It was even funnier how Todd McShay(ESPN) then questioned his maturity for giving honest, direct answers.

He's one of the bad ones, right Steve?

Then he admits to taking money, which will likely result in his school being investigated and perhaps punished. But I guess that's okay because he's leaving? This guy has shown a propensity for bad judgment. Nomination denied.

Bust

By maturity, McShay was talking about him not being aware enough to realize the gravity of his comments. What effect they might have on himself and his school. He was apparently oblivious of the far reaching effects they very well may have.

Didnt Marino drop in the draft because of weed?

Alleged cocaine use. No charges, no attempts at public proof.

Moss and Sapp were weed guys too I think. They both still went high (pardon me) but they slipped a bit.

Moss skipped the combine and test altogether. (Your hands cant hit what your eyes cant see)

Moss' other issues were really what nailed him. Check out the 30 For 30 episode on Rand University. It may not make Moss a more sympathetic figure, but it makes his fall all the more questionable given what is/was known about many pro athletes, even back then.

He admitted what was already openly believed and partially proven by his texts posted as evidence of the small payment to help his mother. His school has been under investigation for years now for the thinly veiled "improper" recruiting going on there for three years now. Starting with their recruiting of Nkemdiche(& his brother a year earlier ), Treadwell & him.

If he lied about it or just evaded the question, how would you view that?

Had he evaded the question, I would recognize that the young man understood the possible ramifications of answering the questions openly and honestly and decided not to lie, but also not to offer up information that could be damaging. Instead the NFL PR staffer had to whisk him away as he blurted out things that he should have known better than to offer up. In general, he came off as really dumb. Not just his poor judgment, but in general. He may be a very good player in the NFL. He certainly was in college. But the idea of this thread that he did the right thing in posting the picture (which he says was posted by someone who hacked into his account) is ridiculous, if you look at the money it has cost him. It can't help him getting endorsement deals either.

You really twisted yourself into a knot to not answer the question about how you would view him if he just evaded the question. Saying he "understood the possible ramifications..." doesn't really answer the question now does it.

Instead you just called him "dumb" and as having "poor judgement" 2-3 sentences later for telling the truth after the draft.