Denver Broncos rookie WR mourns Khyree Jackson's death with heartwarming message

Travis Wakeman

•
Denver Broncos rookie WR mourns Khyree Jackson's death with heartwarming message image

Denver Broncos rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin took to Instagram following the tragic news of former Oregon teammate Khyree Jackson, who was killed in a car accident early Saturday morning. 

Jackson was a fourth-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in this past spring's draft. He was set to play cornerback for the team in the 2024 season and was a player with a ton of promise. Franklin remembered him with a post on IG. Sometimes, there are no words. 

 

Franklin was also selected in the fourth round of the draft, just six picks ahead of Jackson. 

Jackson played one season at Oregon after transferring over from Alabama. He had quite the story he was getting ready to tell the entire NFL world after nearly quitting football and working at a grocery store. 

Jackson was also a fan of Franklin's ability. 

This is a tragic loss for Jackson's family, former teammates and football fans around the world. 

Travis Wakeman

Travis Wakeman Photo

Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.