Previous Oregon cornerback Khyree Jackson killed in a Maryland auto collision
FILE - Oregon defensive back Khyree Jackson poses for a portrait at the NFL football Combine, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Indianapolis. Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed in the morning of July 6, 2024, in a car crash in Maryland, police and the team said.
Doug Benc / AP
Minnesota Vikings newbie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed Saturday morning in an auto collision in Maryland, police and the group said.
Jackson, 24, was one of three individuals who passed on in a short-term three-fender bender in Ruler George's District, as per Maryland State Police.
The Vikings made an announcement saying the group addressed Jackson's family, and is "crushed by the information."
"I'm shattered by the deficiency of Khyree," Vikings head supervisor Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said in the proclamation. "As we got to know him all through the pre-draft process, it was clear the objectives Khyree needed to achieve both expertly and by and by. His story was one of flexibility. He was doing whatever it may take to turn into his best self for him, yet for the individuals who thought often about and admired him."
Jackson was a fourth-round choice of the Vikings in the 2024 NFL draft. He played two years at Alabama prior to completing his school vocation with one season at Oregon, where he began at cornerback.
Oregon head football trainer Dan Lanning honored Jackson via online entertainment: "I will miss your grin. Extraordinary player better individual," he composed on X.
Jackson was in the racing to procure a beginning cornerback work at the group's instructional course, which opens in the not so distant future in Eagan, Minnesota.
"I'm speechless. My heart goes out to Khyree's family, companions, colleagues and mentors," Vikings mentor Kevin O'Connell said in the explanation.
Police said Jackson passed on at the scene. Different casualties were Isaiah Hazel, 23, and Anthony Lytton, Jr., 24.
Hazel played school football at Maryland and Charlotte, and Lytton played at Florida State and Penn State.
The three came out on top for state titles together at Dr. Henry A. Savvy Jr. Secondary School in Maryland, as per On3.com.
They were in a similar vehicle at the hour of the accident. Hazel was driving, and Jackson and Lytton were travelers, police said.
Examiners accept the driver of a subsequent vehicle making a trip north endeavored to move to another lane "at a high pace" when they struck the vehicle driven by Hazel and a third vehicle.
No one was harmed in the second or third vehicles.
Examiners say liquor could have been a contributing element in the accident, and charges are forthcoming "the examination and conference with the Ruler George's District Express' Lawyer's Office."
.jpeg)
0 Comments