Should i draft justin blackmon

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We had a scout who went to a bar for two straight weeks and watched if Justin Blackmon did come in or didn't come in. He said that he was in there a lot. That made us decide that was not the player we were going to take. We try to find as much information as possible on a player and sometimes that puts an area scout.

If you remember, the Buccaneers originally had the No. He had 29 catches for yards and one touchdown after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. During the Jaguars' bye week of that season, he was suspended indefinitely without pay for again violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. Blackmon was then arrested for marijuana possession during a traffic stop in and later denied reinstatement by the league.

Blackmon also was arrested for DUI in December of and pleaded guilty. He served one year of probation and was ordered to perform more than hours of community service. Blackmon has not attempted to return to the NFL since, but the Jaguars have never released him from his contract. If Blackmon does intend to return, has has to go through a two-month vetting process after applying for reinstatement to the league. The former top five draft pick out of Oklahoma State still has the most receiving yards per game By Jeff Kerr.

May 25, at pm ET 1 min read.