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It was an emotional evening for Will Campbell, the fourth overall election in the NFL draft on Thursday.
New England Patriot’s neighboring LSU offensive Lineman to protect Drake Maye, and Campbell couldn’t help but hold back tears.
“It means everything to me,” Campbell said. “I will fight and die to protect them with all I got.”
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LSU Tigers Offensive Lineman Will Campbell was selected by New England Patriots with No. 4 selection in the first round of 2025 NFL Draft on Lambeau Field. (Kirby Lee/Imag- Pictures)
But something else was on his mind on the draft evening. His former LSU teammate, Kyren Lacy, died last week of a self-inflicted shot.
At the draft Campbell wore a pin with Lacy’s No. 2 on Hans Lapel.
“Kyren is a special human being. I feel for his family. They’ve been through a lot of recently. He has such a big family. He wasn’t just a good footballer. He was such a good teammate, a good son, a good older brother and just a good guy in general,” Campbell said.
“It’s just terrible, everything that has happened. I send many prayers to his family because he would get his name called this weekend.… Although his name will not be called, he will go across that stage. He is here with us in spirit and it was an honor to be part of his journey.”
LSU Tigers Offensive Lineman Will Campbell was selected by New England Patriots with No. 4 selection in the first round of 2025 NFL Draft on Lambeau Field. (Kirby Lee/Imag- Pictures)
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Harris County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a call about a man identified as Lacy, who argued with a family member when he shot a gun in the ground, according to Fox 26 Houston. Officials learned that Lacy had fled and launched a search for him.
Officials said deputies tried to pull over Lacy, but he led them on a car chase that went for miles. Lacy then crashed its vehicle in the spring, According to the authorities.
Responsive deputies removed Lacy from the vehicle to take him into custody, but he was found with a “self -inflicted gunshot wound” and declared dead, the sheriff’s office said.
The broad recipient was investigated in Louisiana for a crash in December leaving a 78-year-old man dead, officials said in January.
LSU Tigers Broad receives Kyren Lacy responds to Texas A&M Agggies during the second half of College Station, Texas, October 26, 2024. (Maria Lysaker/Imag images.)
Lacy transferred to LSU in 2022. He had his best season in 2024 when he had 58 catches in 866 yards and nine touchdowns.
