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NFL can't prove that any team asked Guice inappropriate questions

Derick E. Hingle / USA TODAY Sports

After a lengthy investigation, the NFL couldn't confirm that any team asked former LSU running back Derrius Guice inappropriate questions at the scouting combine, league spokesman Brian McCarthy told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport on Wednesday.

In March, Guice said that a team asked him if he liked men during a combine interview just to see his reaction. He also said that a team suggested his mother was a prostitute. The league launched an investigation shortly thereafter, which included formal reviews and reports from every club that interviewed him.

The 2018 draft hopeful has since told teams that his remarks were taken out of context, and that no such questions were asked during his meetings, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

This is not the first time teams have come under fire for potentially asking about a prospect's sexual orientation. The Atlanta Falcons asked cornerback Eli Apple the same question in 2016. They later apologized and held a "social responsibility" seminar for coaching staff, but weren't punished by the league. (Apple was ultimately drafted by the New York Giants.)

Guice is expected to be selected within the first two rounds.

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