Joe McKnight’s career did not go as planned.
He was not the second coming of Reggie Bush.
He was never an NFL star.
But he was a Trojan, one who embodied the spirit of Fight On.
McKnight’s life did not go as planned. Because it ended far too soon.
The 28-year-old running back was senselessly murdered on Thursday afternoon in New Orleans, gunned down at a busy intersection in broad daylight, a victim of an apparent “road rage incident.”
When tragedy strikes, mourning and remembering are inextricably linked.
McKnight was a man beneath the pads — a son, a brother, a father.