The Minnesota Vikings’ rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson has been killed in a automobile crash on the age of 24, the crew confirmed on Saturday.
“We’re devastated by the information of Khyree Jackson’s loss of life following an in a single day automobile accident,” the Vikings mentioned in a press release. “Our ideas are with Khyree’s household, buddies, teammates and coaches, in addition to all of the victims of this tragic accident.”
Maryland State Police instructed TMZ that Jackson had been killed together with two of his highschool buddies, Isaiah Hazel and Anthony Lytton, when their Dodge Charger was concerned in a collision within the early hours of Saturday morning. The crash occurred close to Jackson’s hometown of Higher Marlboro. Police instructed TMZ that an Infiniti Q50 tried to vary lanes at excessive velocity and shunted Jackson’s Charger, which then hit one other automobile earlier than leaving the street and hitting some tree stumps. Police added alcohol might have been concerned within the crash and prices are pending. Nobody else within the different two automobiles was injured.
Jackson performed school soccer for Fort Scott, Alabama and Oregon earlier than the Vikings picked chosen him within the fourth spherical of this 12 months’s draft. Jackson was named First Staff All Pac-12 in his last season with the Geese. Throughout his time with Alabama he performed within the 2021 Nationwide Championship recreation.
He took a protracted path to the NFL because the pandemic disrupted the schedule, and briefly stop school to work in a grocery retailer. He was additionally a adequate videogame participant that he thought-about making a profession of it. “For a little bit of a second, soccer had obtained a bit of foggy, I might positively say,” Jackson instructed the Related Press in April.
Jackson was a well-liked member of the Vikings within the quick time he spent with the crew, the place he was recognized for his infectious enthusiasm.
“His confidence and interesting character instantly drew his teammates to him,” mentioned Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell on Saturday. “In our quick time collectively, it was evident Khyree was going to turn into an incredible skilled soccer participant however what was most spectacular was his want to change into the very best particular person he might be for his household and people round him.”
