Moments before the 2016 NFL Draft, video circulated online that showed prospect Laremy Tunsil wearing a gas mask and smoking an unidentified substance from a bong. The video, posted on Tunsil’s own Twitter account, caused the Ole Miss left tackle to slide from a possible spot as the top overall pick all the way to 13th. It was a chain of events that cost him millions of dollars thanks to the way the league ties rookie contract value to draft position.
Six years later, Tunsil will use that leaked video to make money instead. Wednesday, one day before the 2022 NFL Draft, he announced he’ll mint the moment as a one-of-one NFT and donate a portion of its sale price to the nonprofit Last Prisoner Project.
I'm officially moving on and putting this moment in the past.
I'm minting a 1 of 1 NFT of the infamous gas mask video to be listed. A portion of the proceeds will benefit @lastprisonerprj which supports those incarcerated for cannabis offenses.— Laremy Tunsil (@KingTunsil78) April 27, 2022