ENLARGE Former New York Jets player Dennis Byrd spoke during a halftime ceremony on Oct. 28, 2012, to retire his number. Photo: John Minchillo/Associated PressTULSA, Okla.— Dennis Byrd, the former NFL defensive lineman whose career was ended by neck injury, was killed Saturday in a car accident. He had a tremendous playing career at TU and professionally with the New York Jets. During the 2010 season, Byrd sent then-Jets coach Rex Ryan the No. “I learned to be a man in Oklahoma,” Byrd said, “and I grew to be a man in New York.”Every year, a Jets player is selected to receive the Dennis Byrd Most Inspirational Player award by his teammates.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 16, 2016 02:37 UTC