Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney died Monday in a automotive crash. He was 25.
“We're asking prayers for the household, and privateness at this most troublesome time,” stated Brian Overstreet, Gladney’s agent.
Gladney’s former TCU teammate and fellow 2020 first-round draft decide Jalen Reagor posted his condolences to Twitter and that unfold phrase of Gladney’s dying round social media.
“Misplaced my brother, my greatest good friend, my proper hand man … ain’t an excessive amount of extra I can take man rattling!” wrote Reagor, a receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles.
“R.I.P. Jeff Gladney, brother watch over me please.”
Gladney was drafted No. 31 general by the Minnesota Vikings. He completed with 81 tackles, three passes defended, and a compelled fumble in 16 video games (15 begins) as a rookie.
“We're devastated to study of Jeff Gladney’s passing,” the Cardinals wrote in a press release revealed on Twitter. “Our hearts exit to his household, mates and all who're mourning this super loss.”
A 26-year-old feminine passenger within the automotive additionally died, in response to reviews.
“Horrifying information to listen to this morning,” wrote Cardinals defensive finish J.J. Watt. “Simply tragic. Relaxation in Peace Jeff.”
Gladney was launched final August after he was indicted on a domestic-violence assault cost following allegations that he “deliberately, knowingly and recklessly” utilized stress to a former girlfriend’s neck and throat. He didn't play final season.
“We're saddened by the tragic dying of former Viking Jeff Gladney,” the Vikings wrote in a press release revealed on Twitter. “Our hearts exit to his household and mates, in addition to the Arizona Cardinals group and Jeff’s present and former teammates and coaches who're mourning his life misplaced a lot too quickly.”
A Texas court docket unanimously discovered Gladney not responsible of the felony cost. He was trying to restart his profession with the Cardinals, who signed him as a free agent. An announcement launched by his company on the time of the March verdict stated that Gladney was “in place.”
Gladney is the second younger NFL star killed in a motorized vehicle accident this offseason. Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins — a 2019 first-round decide — was struck by a automotive whereas crossing a freeway on foot in Florida.
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