Tunsil a no-show at Dolphins' introductory news conference

April 29, 2016 at 4:20 p.m. | Updated April 29, 2016 at 7:07 p.m.

by Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, Mississippi offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil (78) loosens up prior to his team's NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Oxford, Miss. Mississippi will investigate former offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil's comments that he accepted money from a member of the football staff while playing at the school. The university said in a statement Friday, April 29, 2016, it is "aware of the reports from the NFL Draft regarding Laremy Tunsil and potential NCAA violations during his time at Ole Miss" and "will aggressively investigate and fully cooperate with the NCAA and the SEC." Tunsil was selected 13th overall Thursday night in the NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2015 file photo, Mississippi offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil (78) loosens up prior to his team's NCAA college football game against Texas A&M in Oxford, Miss. Mississippi will investigate former offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil's comments that he accepted money from a member of the football staff while playing at the school. The university said in a statement Friday, April 29, 2016, it is "aware of the reports from the NFL Draft regarding Laremy Tunsil and potential NCAA violations during his time at Ole Miss" and "will aggressively investigate and fully cooperate with the NCAA and the SEC." Tunsil was selected 13th overall Thursday night in the NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Laremy Tunsil was a no-show at his introductory news conference in South Florida.

Officials say the Miami Dolphins' first-round draft pick was unable to attend Friday because he suffered an allergic reaction while at the team complex. The cause of his illness hadn't been determined, and he was being treated by team medical staff.

Touted at one time as a potential No. 1 overall pick, Tunsil fell to 13th on Thursday after a video was posted on his Twitter account shortly before the draft showing him smoking from a gas mask connected to a bong.

Another post on his Instagram showed an alleged text exchange with an Ole Miss football staff member that included Tunsil's request for money. Tunsil said both accounts were hacked.

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