{"id":70461,"date":"2023-11-15T23:51:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=70461"},"modified":"2023-11-15T23:51:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:51:01","slug":"former-raiders-star-d-j-hayden-dead-at-33-after-car-crash-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/former-raiders-star-d-j-hayden-dead-at-33-after-car-crash-in-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Raiders Star D.J. Hayden Dead At 33 After Car Crash In Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden<\/strong> — who was a first-round pick in the 2013 draft — was reportedly killed in a horrific car crash in Houston that claimed six lives.<\/p>\n The devastating accident happened at 2 a.m. on Saturday according to Houston Police Department’s Assistant Chief Megan Howard and it involved an Acura SUV and a Chrysler 300 that ran a red light on Fannin Street.<\/p>\n “It appears to be going very fast, high velocity,” Chief Howard said during the press conference. “At the scene, there were a total of four individuals pronounced deceased.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Chief Howard said another four were sent to the hospital … sadly, two of them died later.<\/p>\n “We have a total of five males deceased, one female deceased,” Chief Howard said.<\/p>\n According to Joseph Duarte<\/strong> of the Houston Chronicle, one of the deceased is former NFL player Hayden who played for the Raiders, Lions, Jaguars, and Washington.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Prior to the NFL, Hayden played two seasons (2011, 2012) at the University of Houston … and during his senior year, he had a near-fatal during a practice to his chest that tore his inferior vena cava in his heart.<\/p>\n He survived the incident and was drafted as the 12th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n D.J. logged 328 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, and 4 forced fumbles in his eight-year career.<\/p>\n Another football player was also killed in the crash … defensive back Zach McMillian<\/strong> who also played for the UH Cougars.<\/p>\n He was only 33.<\/p>\n RIP<\/p>\n