NFL star Malik Nabers was left devastated after his former LSU wide receiver teammate Kyren Lacy was found dead at his home, and now has been left baffled by freshly released details of the incident
Malik Nabers shared an emotional response after a newly-released footage seemingly proved Kyren Lacy’s innocence(Image: Cooper Neill, Getty Images)
New York Giants star and former LSU standout Malik Nabers has blasted the justice system after recently released video evidence appeared to vindicate the late Kyren Lacy.
Lacy, who played wide receiver for the Tigers alongside Nabers, faced charges of negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run with death following a December 2024 collision that claimed the life of a 78-year-old man in Louisiana.
The NFL Draft prospect maintained his innocence, but the league pulled his combine invitation. Just two days before a grand jury hearing on the charges in April, the 24-year-old was discovered dead, with authorities believing he died by suicide.
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Lacy’s lawyer, Matthew Ory, pressed on with efforts to exonerate his client posthumously, and on Friday, he presented fresh footage of the incident to HTV 10.
The video reveals that Lacy’s car wasn’t part of the crash and that he was positioned well behind the two-vehicle accident that killed Herman Hall, a former Marine.
“We know from data that Kyren Lacy did in fact pass four cars, there’s no disputing that,” Ory said. “Further north Kyren Lacy passed four cars.
“However, he was back in his lane of travel 92.3 yards back in his lane behind Mr. Hall. At the time of impact, he’s 72.6 yards behind the vehicles at the time of impact. Key word: behind the vehicles. That is not how this story was painted. Never.”
Lacy and Nabers were teammates at LSU(Image: Getty)
Nabers, who is grappling with the loss of his friend and a season-ending knee injury, took to Instagram to express his frustration over the public’s quick judgment. “Bashed my dawg name! Shi crazy,” he wrote, responding to the fresh evidence.
“Da Wrld sick gang. Dey put you on every news channel and sport network when you ‘allegedly’ charged wit sum. But when da truth comes out mfs dnt say nun and go in silence.”
In another Instagram post, Nabers continued: “All my dawgs fallin to the same ‘justice system’ FOH. Shi a joke! Free u.”
Kenny Lacy, the father of the deceased Kyren, shared a heartfelt tribute to his son following his tragic death. “Our lives have changed forever and this will never be OK, but God needed my baby more than he was needed here,” he expressed.
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“This has to be the biggest pill our families have had to swallow but I know the love and compassion in our families will get us through.
“This will never get easier, but we’ll learn to live with it.”
Lacy had an impressive football career, playing two seasons with Louisiana at Lafayette before transferring to LSU in 2022.
He recorded 866 yards and 10 touchdowns in his final season with the program and was considered by some analysts as a potential first-round pick until the devastating events of Dec. 17, 2024.