Nkemdiche explains hotel-window fall says Tunsil was present

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Nkemdiche explains hotel-window fall says Tunsil was present

INDIANAPOLIS -- did his best on Friday to explain his bizarre December fall from a hotel room in Atlanta. The fall left him hospitalized and eventually charged with marijuana po se sion, but his answers during his pre s conference at the NFL only left more questions.Including one for potential No. 1 overall draft pick .Nkemdiche, the former Ole Mi s defensive lineman, admitted he was drunk at the time of the fall, but denied that marijuana discovered in the hotel room by police belonged to him. He also said Justin Jefferson Jersey his Rebels teammate, Tunsil, was among those at the hotel room, but did not say whether the marijuana belonged to Tunsil."There were more people in my room. The hotel was under my name, and nobody wanted to take the fall," Nkemdiche said.As for the fall itself, Nkemdiche said he's answered plenty of questions from NFL clubs about the incident."I told them the truth. It was a Mackensie Alexander Jersey rash decision by me. Uncharacteristic and not who I am," said Nkemdiche, himself a presumptive first-round draft pick. "That's not what I stand for, that's not what Chris Herndon Jersey my family stands for. It was embarra sing for me, my whole family, the whole Ole Mi s family. (I told NFL teams) that's not the kind of player they're getting."I was drinking. I was drunk."Nkemdiche denied he was under the influence of marijuana or any other drugs.Yet, Nkemdiche's meeting with reporters took another bad turn when he said "the media has done a tarnish to my name," suggesting that perception about his character isn't of his own doing. Challenged on that by a follow-up question, Nkemdiche walked back the remark.Not surprisingly, he said the majority of questions he's drawn from NFL clubs Jim Marshall Jersey have been character-related. He was after the incident.Though Nkemdiche po se ses prolific talent, character isn't the only question NFL clubs have about him. He was also inconsistent at times with his effort. NFL Media draft expert Mike Mayock has said Nkemdiche could have been considered for the No. 1 overall pick were it not for concerns about character and on-field consistency."There were times I didn't finish. Times I was lazy on some plays," Nkemdiche said.NFL Media Nkemdiche to be chosen as early as No. 19 overall to the , or as late as No. 26 overall to the . The -- the team analyst Daniel Jeremiah currently projects as Nkemdiche's landing spot (No. 21 overall) -- were the first NFL club to conduct a formal interview with him at the combine.*Follow Chase Goodbread Nick Vigil Jersey on Twitter *.
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