METAIRIE, La. – The shooting death of former NFL running back Joe McKnight hit close to home for many New Orleans Saints players, who were shaken up by the news on Friday.
McKnight was a New Orleans high school star and became the second high-profile player shot and killed in the New Orleans area this year, following the death of former Saints defensive end Will Smith in April. Both incidents apparently followed traffic altercations.
“I’m still a little torn by it, I still don’t believe it,” said Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux, a New Orleans native who was in the same high school graduating class as McKnight in 2007.