Rueben Bain Jr. was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 15th overall pick in the NFL Draft, despite recently being named as the driver in a fatal 2024 car crash. The highly-rated defensive end avoided a humiliating slide in the Draft after being taken in the first round by Tampa Bay, who were seemingly unfazed by the deadly collision he was involved in two years ago.
Details of the Crash
At the end of his freshman season at the University of Miami, Bain crashed into another vehicle and then hit concrete barriers on both sides of the road while driving on Interstate 95 in the early hours of the morning. Two of his teammates were with him in the car, and a third passenger — 22-year-old Destiny Betts — tragically died after spending three months in a coma.
Draft Day Outcome
Despite the tragic incident, the Buccaneers chose to select Bain, indicating their belief in his potential as a player and perhaps a willingness to move past the event. More details are expected to emerge as the story develops.
