The New York Giants selected Corey Ballentine in the sixth round (No. 180 overall) of April’s draft out of Washburn University. That same evening, Ballentine’s night turned for the worse. The defensive back was involved in a shooting incident that wounded him and left his best friend, Dwane Simmons, dead.
On Monday, one day removed from the Giants’ opening-game loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Ballentine traveled to Topeka, KA to testify against Simmons’ alleged killer.
During the testimony, Ballentine recalled that very night, saying a car approached the group of football players, asked if any of them smoke, and additionally asked them what their names were.