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It was an emotional evening for Will Campbell, the fourth overall selection of the NFL draft Thursday.
The New England Patriots won the LSU offensive line player to protect Drake Maye, and Campbell could not help holding tears.
“It means everything for me,” said Campbell. “I’m going to fight and die to protect them with everything I have.”
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The LSU Tigers offensive line player Will Campbell was selected by the New England Patriots with choice n ° 4 in the first round of the NFL 2025 draft at Lambeau Field. (Images Kirby Lee / Imagn)
But something else was in his mind on the evening of the draft. His former LSU teammate, Kyren Lacy, died last week from a self-inflicted shot.
At the draft, Campbell bore a pin with the n ° 2 of Lacy on his reverse.
“Kyren is a special human being. I feel for his family. They have been going through a lot about it lately. He has such a big family. He was not just a good football player. He was such a good teammate, a good son, a good older brother and just a good guy in general,” said Campbell.
“It’s simply terrible, everything that happened. I send many prayers to his family because he was going to make a name for himself this weekend. … Even if his name will not be called, he will cross this stage. He is here with us in mind, and it was an honor to be part of his trip.”
The LSU Tigers offensive line player Will Campbell was selected by the New England Patriots with choice n ° 4 in the first round of the NFL 2025 draft at Lambeau Field. (Images Kirby Lee / Imagn)
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The Harris County sheriff’s office said Fox 26 Houston. The officials learned that Lacy had fled and launched a search after him.
The officials said that the deputies had tried to stop towards Lacy, but he led them on a car prosecution which lasted miles. Lacy then crushed his vehicle in the spring, According to the authorities.
The deputies who answered withdrew Lacy from the vehicle to take it into police custody, but it was found with a “self-inflicted ball injury” and said dead, said the sheriff’s office.
The broad receiver was the subject of an investigation in Louisiana for an accident in December which killed a 78 -year -old, officials announced in January.
The LSU Tigers recipient, Kyren Lacy, reacts against the Texas A&M AGGIES during the second half at College Station, Texas, October 26, 2024. (Maria Lysaker / Imagn Images.)
Lacy was transferred to LSU in 2022. He had his best season in 2024, when he had 58 catches for 866 yards and nine affected.
