Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died on Friday of critical injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident near Miami, his agent said.
According to the Miami-Dade police department, Walker, 23, was riding a dirt bike when he collided with a Ford Escape sport utility vehicle on Thursday around 7.50pm.
Walker, who grew up in Miami, appeared in eight games for the Ravens, mostly on special teams, during his rookie campaign last season.
His agent, Ron Butler, said Walker was surrounded by friends and family when he was pulled off of life support around 5pm Friday at the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami.
Butler said Walker suffered serious head injuries in the collision and never showed any brain activity after arriving at the hospital.
‘I just wanted to say that Tray was an incredible young man and had a very promising career ahead of him,’ Butler told Reuters. ‘He will be missed.’
Police said the driver of the SUV stayed on the scene after the collision and was cooperating with authorities. Police said no charges had been filed.
The Ravens star was not wearing a helmet and was dressed in all black at the time of the accident, police said.
He was believed to be riding the dirt bike with another NFL player, but his agent does not know the name of the that player.
