Members of the NFL community expressed their condolences Saturday after Minnesota Vikings cornerback Khyree Jackson died in a car accident overnight.
Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who grew to know Jackson as a fellow University of Oregon product, shared a photo of Jackson’s from 2023.
“You did exactly what you told me you was gon do,” Gonzalez wrote. “Get your rest.”
Gonzalez indicated that his heart was broken.
Gonzalez was a standout for the Ducks in 2022, then Jackson came in and essentially filled his role in 2023 once Gonzalez was with the Patriots.
“I’m definitely trying to be myself but also step into his role as being a lockdown corner,” Jackson told reporters at the time.