MIAMI, FL – After a severe motorcycle accident involving an NFL player a few days ago developed into Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Miami, as of 5 p.m. ET, Walker has passed.
According to Bleacher Report, Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun broke the news via Walker’s agent, Ron Butler. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network noted that Walker died to his “serious head injuries.”
Those injuries were suffered after Walker collided with a Ford Escape SUV in Miami on March 17th, to which he was rushed to Jackson Memorial hospital.
Coming out of Texas Southern University, Walker was drafted in the fourth-round in the 2015 NFL draft, appearing in eight games for the Ravens, recording two tackles two tackles. He primarily helped out on the Raven’s special teams squad. Walker picked off quarterbacks nine times during his 4 seasons at TSU.
“It was just a learning step for me,” Walker said of his rookie season, per Zrebiec. “There was a lot for me to learn and accomplish throughout the season, adjusting to the length of the season as well as studying the game. At some points, it was [frustrating]. But I just used that as an edge for me. They were overwhelmed by my size and my ability to move the way I can,” Walker said after the Ravens drafted him, according to Ryan Mink of the team’s official website. “I just kept faith that I’d be somewhere and I ended up at the place where the most interest was there.”
Originally born in Miami, Walker made it known he had dedicated his rookie season to his late father, Tommy Lee Walker, who passed from a heart attack at 53 years old in November 2014.
Gone too soon. RIP
