The NFL Draft takes place Thursday night, and a Kansas City area high school graduate was projected to be among the early picks. That is, until the news came out this week about Shane Ray being pulled over on I-70 and cited for marijuana possession.
Ray, a defensive lineman from Bishop Miege High School, was honored two weeks ago by the Kansas City Sports Commission for his three-year career at the University of Missouri. At that time, he was asked about the NFL Draft.
“You can get overwhelmed with a lot of things going on in this time period,” said Ray before the April 15 banquet. “I just do my best to focus on the daily process and handle things one thing at a time.”
There’s more on Ray’s plate now when the untimely news broke earlier this week of his brush with the law.
Ray was cited for less than 35 grams of marijuana. It could mean the loss millions of dollars if he slides downward in the NFL Draft.
