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Report: Shane Ray cited for 35 grams of pot during arrest

By Charles Rahrig V

Feb 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray talks to the media at the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray talks to the media at the 2015 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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After a traffic stop for speeding, top NFL Draft Prospect and former Missouri linebacker, Shane Ray, was also given a citation for 35 grams of marijuana and was subsequently arrested.

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Monday wasn’t a good day for Shane Ray.

After he was expected to be a top draft pick at the NFL Draft this week, his stock may have taken a hit with his citation for marijuana possession.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said that according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ray had 35 grams when he was cited.  Notably, he said that 35 grams is a misdemeanor charge.

While Rapoport’s wording might be a little confusing because of only 140 characters allowed, it is likely that Ray had less than 35 grams if it was a misdemeanor charge.

In the state of Missouri, less than 35 grams of marijuana is equal to a misdemeanor charge. 35 grams to 30 kg is a felony and carries a heavier sentence.

Based on those numbers and Rapoport reporting that it was a misdemeanor, the safe bet is that he did not possess a felony amount of marijuana. The more likely situation is that Rapoport didn’t understand what he was being told and that the citation was for less than 35 grams, not 35 grams.

Too add even more bad news for Ray, it turns out that some teams were informed that Ray failed a drug test early on in his career too.

This is certainly bad news for Ray and now the question will be whether or not it is enough to hurt his draft stock on draft day.

Several teams are in need of a pass rusher and this draft is top heavy for pass rushers. Will others maybe rated just a little lower than Ray suddenly leap over him in where they’re drafted?

Ray isn’t the first pass rusher to have trouble with marijuana this off-season. Nebraska‘s Randy Gregory failed a drug test at the combine and many experts had his draft stock falling from early first round to the end of the first to even out of it.

Will the same thing happen to Ray with the draft just a few days away?

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