ESPN's Todd McShay raises eyebrows with 'sell out' comments about Laremy Tunsil



Click through the gallery to see the first-round picks from this year's NFL draft. less ESPN college football analyst Todd McShay drew some criticism Thursday after criticizing former Mississippi tackle Laremy Tunsil for truthfully answering a question about whether he was paid by his coaches at Mississippi. ESPN college football analyst Todd McShay drew some criticism Thursday after criticizing former Mississippi tackle Laremy Tunsil for truthfully answering a question about whether he was paid by his coaches at ... more Photo: WireImage Photo: WireImage Image 1 of / 48 Caption Close ESPN's Todd McShay raises eyebrows with 'sell out' comments about Laremy Tunsil 1 / 48 Back to Gallery

While Laremy Tunsil's draft night went up in smoke, quite literally, ESPN analyst Todd McShay raised eyebrows by criticizing the Miami Dolphins' first-round pick for truthfully answering a question about whether he was paid by his college coaches.

Shortly before the draft, a Twitter video of Tunsil apparently smoking marijuana while wearing a gas mask was posted from his account. Tunsil's agent claimed his client's account was hacked, and the account was later deleted, reactivated and Tunsil tweeted an apology. In an NFL Network interview, Tunsil said the incident in the video "happened years ago."

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The video reportedly was enough to dissuade the Baltimore Ravens from picking the former Mississippi tackle at No. 6, and he slipped to the Dolphins at No. 13.

However, the video was the start of a bizarre social media night for Tunsil. Minutes after he was drafted, his Instagram account posted screenshots of two profanity-laced text message conversations with Mississippi football staff members about paying his rent.

In a news conference minutes later, Tunsil was asked if he took money from a coach. His response was "I'd have to say yeah." Tunsil was then pulled away by a handler.

Now enter McShay, an ESPN college football analyst. During an on-air segment, he essentially blasted Tunsil for answering truthfully about getting paid.

"Where's his agent?" McShay said. "He shouldn't be fielding questions like this ... You can't have a worse night than Ole Miss had ... this is a real bad look for Ole Miss ... Hugh Freeze is the guy that is standing there as (Tunsil is) going through this ordeal, he's the one standing by my side and protecting me ... the one thing Tunsil did today that was his fault, he should never have done this answering those questions, and then go sell out the coaching staff and Ole Miss ... he's going to have to mature real quickly or this league is going to eat him up"

That drew a swift reaction on Twitter:

Meanwhile, Tunsil's stepfather Lindsey Miller, who is feuding with Tunsil - with the two even filing domestic violence charges against each other last year - denied to TMZ that he leaked the smoking video.