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 The Ole Miss offensive tackle slipped to No. 13 in the NFL Draft
on Thursday night amid a series of social media posts on allegedly
hacked accounts belonging to him. But he wasn't interested in
discussing that topic in a late-afternoon press conference in Miami.
"I'm just excited to be part of this organization," Tunsil said in
response to one query about his character.
Tunsil made it to South Florida from the draft in Chicago and
suffered an unknown medical reaction, Dolphins executive vice
president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum and head coach Adam
Gase said.
Exactly how old the gas mask video is could determine whether Tunsil
is subject to the NFL's substance abuse policy, according to
ESPN.com.
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NFL Players Association president Eric Winston expressed his
disappointment with how the NFL handled the situation involving
Laremy Tunsil that evolved during Thursday night's first round of
the draft.
 Winston was upset over the NFL's lack of response as the
social-media situation played out live during the televised draft.
Comments made by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on ESPN Radio on
Friday further peeved Winston. Goodell suggested the situation and
Tunsil's unexpected fall was good for the draft.
Winston, who plays offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals,
expressed his feelings in a series of tweets:
"I have been stewing over what happened last night and what was said
earlier today. This is what I think: Last night everyone saw a young
man's dream turn into a nightmare.
"The mistakes he made in the past were released out there to
millions with an intent to harm him. What did the NFL do? Nothing."
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UCLA linebacker Myles Jack, dejected and disappointed not to go in
the first round on Thursday, left the city and will not be present
for the second and third rounds.
League officials confirmed Jack was no longer in Chicago after
watching all 31 first-round picks announced at Auditorium Theater,
where the 2016 NFL Draft resumed Friday.
Jack, ranked one of the five best players in the draft by
NFLDraftScout.com, missed most of last season at UCLA due to knee
surgery. He learned during medical evaluations with NFL doctors in
Indianapolis that degeneration in the joint could lead to
microfracture knee surgery.
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Goodell seems to be softening his position on gambling conflicts
after Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis pledged $500 million toward
the building of a proposed $1.4 billion domed stadium in Las Vegas.
"All of us have evolved a little bit on gambling," Goodell said
Friday on ESPN Radio on whether gambling in Las Vegas is an issue
for the possible Raiders relocation.
"To me, where I cross the line is anything that can impact on the
integrity of the game. If people think it is something that can
influence the outcome of a game, we are absolutely opposed to that."
Davis stopped short of guaranteeing a move to Las Vegas but made his
intentions clear on Thursday with comments like turning "the Silver
State into the silver and black state."
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Baltimore Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith will have the screws removed
from his surgically repaired right foot next week.
Smith will need four to six weeks to recover, a team source told
ESPN.com.
Smith likely will miss most of the spring offseason workouts but he
could participate in a minicamp in June, according to ESPN. Smith is
expected to be ready for the start of training camp in late July.
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The Buffalo Bills formally released linebacker A.J. Tarpley
approximately three weeks after Tarpley announced his retirement due
to concussions.
The Bills also announced the release of tight end Jacob Maxwell.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived eight players from their offseason
roster, including wide receiver Andre Davis.
The Bucs also waived linebacker Darius Eubanks, guard Antoine
Everett, safety Gerod Holliman, defensive tackle Derrick Lott,
safety Kimario McFadden, linebacker Jermauria Rasco and cornerback
C.J. Roberts. (Editing by Larry Fine)
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