LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Former Nebraska football Defensive Back Chris Peyton-Jones was killed Saturday night in a head-on crash near Gainesville, Fl.
30-year-old Payton-Jones played four years at the University of Nebraska from 2014 to 2017. He had a brief stint in the NFL playing for several teams before making his way to the UFL playing for the St. Louis Battlehawks
The second driver a 21-year-old had minor injuries but Payton-Jones was killed.
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