CHICAGO — Shane Ray and Randy Gregory, two players who could help any NFL team's defense, didn't help themselves in the lead-in to the draft.
On Wednesday at a league-sponsored event, the Missouri defensive end and the Nebraska linebacker owned up to their errors involving marijuana, both hoping such transgressions won't mean they fall during Thursday night's opening round. Or slip out of the round entirely.
Ray was issued a misdemeanor citation Monday morning after a trooper found a small amount of marijuana in the player's car. Gregory tested positive for marijuana at the NFL combine in February.