On Saturday, Corey Ballentine was drafted by the New York Giants in the sixth round. This, of course, was a monumental moment for the small school product. He expressed his gratitude to Giants head coach Pat Shurmur shortly after, saying, “I’ve been waiting on this opportunity for a lifetime, really.”
However, Ballentine and his teammate, Dwayne Simmons, were shot just hours later. Tragically, Simmons was killed in the shooting. Simmons was Ballentine’s best friend at Washburn College and this was a tragic incident for all that were involved.
If there was any silver lining in this awful turn of events it is that Ballentine is expected to make a full recovery.