Former USC Trojans and New York Jets running back Joe McKnight was shot to death in an apparent road rage incident in New Orleans, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand told multiple television stations Thursday.
He was 28.
McKnight was born in River Ridge, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans, and starred at John Curtis High there.
He attended USC before becoming a fourth-round pick of the Jets in 2010. He spent three seasons with New York, amassing one start in 39 games and totaling 505 yards rushing and 241 yards receiving.