Jackson, 24, was laid to rest Friday in his hometown of Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Members of the Minnesota Vikings coaching staff and some players attended the funeral for 24-year-old Khyree Jackson on Friday, three weeks after the fourth-round pick from the University of Oregon was killed in a car crash in his hometown of Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
The funeral service was held jointly for Jackson and Isaiah Hazel, a 23-year-old former high school classmate of Jackson who along with 24-year-old A.J. Hytton, who was laid to rest on Tuesday, died in the July 6 crash. Among the Vikings personnel in attendance were head coach Kevin O'Connell, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, defensive coordinator Brian Flores, special teams coordinator Matt Daniels, defensive backs coach Daronte Jones, and rookie edge rusher Dallas Turner, who played with Jackson at the University of Alabama in 2021 and 2022.
Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell talking about Khyree Jackson today at his funeral. Here he mentioned that Khyree was fighting through shoulder issues, and wanted to play through it for the betterment of the team.. "Thank you, Khyree, for being everything that we hoped for when we drafted you… There was just something about you that drew us closer and closer… We promise that you will be with us every step of the way.
Throughout this season, the Vikings will be wearing helmet decals bearing the initials KJ. Coaches will have the initials on lapel pins. Jackson's No. 31 will go unused this season, and his locker at TCO Performance Center will remain visible and untouched.
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