February 28, 2020; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Texas Christian defensive back Jeff Gladney. Compulsory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports.
Arizona Cardinals cornerback Jeff Gladney has died in a car crash in Dallas on Memorial Day.
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1st round of the 2020 draft, Gladoni signed with the Cardinals on March 16 when he was acquitted of the attack a week earlier, an alleged violation that led to his release by the Vikings in 2021.
New details emerged Monday afternoon in Dallas, including the location and time of the crash – around 2:30 a.m. along a Udal Rogers Freeway Service Road adjacent to Allen Street. Authorities declared Gladney and an unidentified woman dead at the scene.
While the investigation is still ongoing, officials point out that speed could be a contributing factor.
“We’re praying for family and privacy at this difficult time,” Gladney’s agent Brian said of the Overstreet tragedy.
Gladney arrived in the Vikings the night the team drafted Justin Jefferson in 2020. He started 15 out of 16 games for Minnesota in 2020, and has an upward trajectory to promote his sophomore. He had a total of 81 tackles in 2020. In 2012 Antoine Winfield Sr. Most of the Vikings cornerback from.
Gladney received condolences from dozens of others on Twitter on Monday, including Cameron Dantzler, JJ Watt, Jalen Reger and Justin Jefferson.
Gladney was a standout football player, basketball player and track athlete at New Boston High School before attending TCU.
He was 25 years old.
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