Former TCU star cornerback Jeff Gladney, a 2020 NFL Draft first-round pick who had recently signed with the Arizona Cardinals, has died in a car crash at 25 years old, as confirmed by his agent, Brian Overstreet, to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Multiple NFL players, including Gladney’s former TCU teammates Jalen Reagor and L.J. Collier, had tweeted about Gladney’s death prior to the Star-Telegram’s report.
Drafted with the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Vikings and a starter in 15 games as a rookie, Gladney was cut by Minnesota in 2021 after being indicted on a charge of felony assault, a charge of which he was found not guilty in 2022. Soon after his acquittal, the cornerback signed with the Arizona Cardinals in preparation for the upcoming season.
“We are asking prayers for the family and privacy at this most difficult time,” Overstreet said in the Star-Telegram article.
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Multiple NFL players, including Gladney’s former TCU teammates Jalen Reagor and L.J. Collier, had tweeted about Gladney’s death prior to the Star-Telegram’s report.
Drafted with the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Vikings and a starter in 15 games as a rookie, Gladney was cut by Minnesota in 2021 after being indicted on a charge of felony assault, a charge of which he was found not guilty in 2022. Soon after his acquittal, the cornerback signed with the Arizona Cardinals in preparation for the upcoming season.
“We are asking prayers for the family and privacy at this most difficult time,” Overstreet said in the Star-Telegram article.
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