For my final post I wanted to talk about the NFL draft, for many this is the moment these players have waited for their entire life. Its the essentially their dream coming true and you get to see when a star is born. However for some draft day can be a living nightmare of your past being exposed to try and lower your draft stuck. A recent example was Laremy Tunsil who was victim of a extortion from his own extended family member. When he didn't pay, he ended up paying in the draft as he was widely considered the #1 pick and fell all the way to 12 when there was a video of him hitting a gas mask bong.
This draft something similar happened with another high profile player, the newly drafted Bills quarterback Josh Allen has old tweets exposed from high-school that contained crude and racist language. This was reportedly leaked by a general manager looking to lower his stock so he could draft him, as teams knew about these tweets for awhile. Allen defends himself by stating many of these tweets were taken out of context as they were quoting famous songs. However it doesn't stop the fact that the language is racist and offensive and the league is primarily black. It will be interesting to see how teammates react to him, as he already is under a microscope with his new team. Its also alarming how the NFL is okay with his behavior, but still blackballs Colin Kaepernick
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