Ohio State T Mike Adams Tested Positive

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Ohio State T Mike Adams Tested Positive For Marijuana At The Combine

Ohio State offensive tackle Mike Adams, a projected first round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, tested positive for marijuana at this year's Scouting Combine, Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports.

According to La Canfora, Adams has been upfront with NFL clubs since learning of his positive test result which could keep him from slipping in next week's draft.

At 6-foot-7 and 323 pounds with 34" arms and 10 7/8" hands, Adams is built like the protoypical left tackle and possesses the natural athletic ability to man that position at the next level, but is likely to begin his NFL career on the right side. Adams only played in 32 games for the Buckeyes, missing time with shoulder and knee injuries, as well as disciplinary issues. Adams was suspended for two games as a sophomore for violating team rules and was suspended for the first five games of his senior season for receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor.

Should Adams drop him to the second round, the cost of his positive test result could be over $3 million. The average guarantee of the final 10 picks of the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft was $5.942 million. The average guarantee of the first 10 picks in the second round of last year's draft was $3.036 million, a number boosted by Andy Dalton and Colin Kaepernick receiving the quarterback premiums in their contracts.