Valentine Holmes with a white bag in his mouth.
NRL sources with knowledge of the matter told this masthead the post was put up in the early hours of Sunday morning,and began circulating after it was screenshotted by multiple followers.
The NRL said “the Integrity Unit was aware of the matter”. It is unclear what is in the bag.
The Cowboys also confirmed they were aware of the photo of the Australian and Queensland representative and are cooperating with the NRL to try and determine when the photo was taken.
“The North Queensland Cowboys are aware of a photo posted to social media by a Cowboys player this morning,” a club statement said.
Cowboys star Valentine Holmes in action.Credit:Getty
“The club is conducting an investigation as well as assisting the NRL Integrity Unit. The Cowboys will make no further comment until the investigations are completed.”
Holmes’ manager declined to comment when he was contacted by this masthead.