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Report: Tunsil video shopped to media 2 weeks prior to draft

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The video posted to Laremy Tunsil's Twitter account of the Ole Miss tackle smoking from a bong wearing a gas mask was made available for sale over two weeks prior to the NFL draft, according to Deadspin.

Related: Dolphins capitalize on NFL's paranoid culture with Tunsil pick

An anonymous person emailed the media outlet on April 12 looking to sell the infamous video.

40 sec video of Projected top 5 pick in the 2016 NFL draft smoking drugs (crack or weed) from gas mask. Looking to sell.

The emailer confirmed the video was of Tunsil before Deadspin rejected the offer to purchase, citing "a college kid smoking weed is not a story at all." The email was sent from a "throwaway" account.

Tunsil fell to the Miami Dolphins with the 13th overall pick after being projected as a top-five pick prior to the video's release.

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