NEW ORLEANS — Five former Jets teammates were pallbearers at the funeral for football player Joe McKnight, who was shot and killed Dec. 1 during a road-rage incident in suburban New Orleans.
“Joe had the ability to make everybody feel he was your best friend,” former Jets linebacker Bart Scott told WVUE-TV.
Several ministers spoke during the funeral service attended by hundreds of people at New Home Ministries, news media reported. Those who attended received programs with photos of McKnight, 28, his family, and his 7-year-old son, Jaiden.
Bishop William McPherson told the crowd that he had baptized McKnight and several of his siblings, The Advocate reported.