Quote:Agreed. By allowing Collins to withdraw from the draft the league could be opening up a whole new can of worms for future prospects who could also request to withdraw from the draft as they see their stock begins to slip for whatever reasons.


IMO Collins screwed himself by dragging his feet not talking to the police. The police have been trying to talk to him for a while but up until Monday have only spoken with his lawyer.

 

I'd agree that it could create a problem if he was asking to be pulled from consideration JUST because he thought his draft stock was going to fall, and not for some specific reason like trying to clear himself of potential murder charges. 

 

Collins' attorney was talking to BRPD from almost the very beginning.  That's not unusual.  He left Chicago on Tuesday of last week to go back to Baton Rouge.  The police still didn't speak to him until yesterday.  That's not on him.  If he wasn't a suspect, BRPD could have made that clear, but they haven't come out and made a statement beyond what we already know. 

 

This guy was a first round prospect, and possibly a top 20 selection.  The league had ample time to agree to let him withdraw from the draft so that once he cleared his name, he could at least enter the league with a draft value.  They refused.  Again, this is a unique situation.  Not something that's going to suddenly become all the rage.

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