According to a report on the Fox Sports Web site, wide receivers Percy Harvin and Brandon Tate tested positive for marijuana during February’s NFL scouting combine. With the NFL draft just days away, the news could not have come at a worse time considering teams are finalizing their draft boards.
While it is difficult to predict how much this will affect their draft status, one has to think that this can only drive down their stock. This is especially damaging to Harvin, who was widely believed to be a first round pick and possibly the third wide receiver taken after Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree and Missouri’s Jeremy Maclin. If he were to drop out of the first round, the mistake could cost him several million dollars.
The report also said that the pair of allegedly 420 friendly wide outs were the only “high profile” players to test positive for the drug, and if true they will have to enroll in the NFL substance abuse plan. While there maybe they will run into other notable NFL pot smoking alumni, such as ganja smoking Ricky Williams.
Harvin, who left the University of Florida as a junior, finished his college career with 1,929 yards receiving, 1,852 yards rushing and 32 touchdowns. Many NFL teams also thought that he would excel returning kickoffs and punts. Tate, who spent his college career playing in the ACC for North Carolina, left college with the NCAA record in kick return yards with 3,523. He was projected to be drafted anywhere from round two to four.
What do you think will happen to the players? Should the NFL care if their players smoke pot?
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