Former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden — who was a first-round decide within the 2013 draft — was reportedly killed in a horrific automobile crash in Houston that claimed six lives.
The devastating accident occurred at 2 a.m. on Saturday based on Houston Police Division’s Assistant Chief Megan Howard and it concerned an Acura SUV and a Chrysler 300 that ran a pink gentle on Fannin Avenue.
“It appears to be going very fast, high velocity,” Chief Howard mentioned throughout the press convention. “At the scene, there were a total of four individuals pronounced deceased.”
Chief Howard mentioned one other 4 have been despatched to the hospital … sadly, two of them died later.
“We have a total of five males deceased, one female deceased,” Chief Howard mentioned.
In line with Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle, one of many deceased is former NFL participant Hayden who performed for the Raiders, Lions, Jaguars, and Washington.
Previous to the NFL, Hayden performed two seasons (2011, 2012) on the College of Houston … and through his senior yr, he had a near-fatal damage when the inferior vena cava in his coronary heart was torn after a success throughout observe.
He survived the incident and was drafted because the twelfth total decide within the 2013 NFL Draft.
RIP DJ Hayden
Prayers to DJ Hayden’s family and friends.June 27, 1990 – November 11, 2023#RIPDJ #Raiders #NFL RIP DJ pic.twitter.com/W7tY4Z8luy
— cricket&cinema (@cinemacricket12) November 11, 2023
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D.J. logged 328 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 4 pressured fumbles in his eight-year profession.
One other soccer participant was additionally killed within the crash … defensive again Zach McMillian who additionally performed for the UH Cougars.
He was solely 33.
RIP