Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot NFL GMs hope to encourage candor, won't punish drug use By Jesse Andrews Posted Apr 18, 2007 10:17 PM CDT Copied Louisville lineman Amobi Okoye stretches as he prepares to show off his talents to football scouts at the NFL Pro Day at Cardinal Stadium in Louisville, Ky., Monday, March 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Garry Jones) (Associated Press) Three of the most highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NFL draft—Calvin Johnson, Amobi Okoye, and Gaines Adams—admitted in interviews at the combine that they have used marijuana. Nevertheless, all three are considered to be free of the kind of dramatic character problems that have plagued the NFL recently. The prospects' disclosures struck one GM as, if anything, a good sign. "A lot of players wouldn't say anything or would deny it," he argued. "That kind of honesty probably relieves anxiety about a player's character rather than increases it." Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. Report an error