Several members of the sports community are paying tribute to Kyren Lacy after his death.
News broke on Sunday, April 13, that the former Louisiana State University wide receiver died at age 24. Lacy’s relatives confirmed his death to local Louisiana outlet WAFB 9. No other details regarding Lacy’s death have yet to be confirmed. Us Weekly reached out for comment.
One day after Lacy’s death was confirmed, a grand jury was set to begin arguments over the 2025 NFL Draft hopeful’s alleged involvement in a fatal accident. In December 2024, Lacy was arrested and charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless driving. Authorities believed at the time that Lacy may have caused the accident before fleeing the scene. Lacy, who had maintained his innocence up until his death, was released on a $151,000 bond.
Scroll down to see stars mourning the loss of Lacy:
Odell Beckham Jr.
Odell Beckham Jr., Kyren Lacy Courtesy of Odell Beckham Jr./Instagram
The former NFL star shared an image posing with Lacy in a locker room via his Instagram Story. In another slide, Beckham Jr. wrote, “Rest easy lil bro.” He added a dove emoji to the message.
LSU
The official LSU account uploaded a black-and-white collage of Lacy with the text, “Kyren Lacy. 2000 – 2025.” The caption read, “The LSU Football family mourns the loss of Kyren Lacy.”
The NFL’s official X account re-shared the post.
LSU also released another statement, which read, “We’re saddened to learn of the tragic passing of former LSU Football student-athlete Kyren Lacy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones, as well as his former teammates and coaches impacted by his passing.”
Louisiana State University is paying tribute to former football player Kyren Lacy after his death at age 24. “The LSU Football family mourns the loss of Kyren Lacy,” the official LSU account wrote via X on Sunday, April 13. Alongside the message, LSU shared a black-and-white collage of Lacy with the caption, “Kyren Lacy. 2000 […]
Rontrell Sandolph
Sandolph paid homage to Lacy in a carousel of Instagram photos and videos, alongside a lengthy caption sharing that he’s “speechless” in the wake of the tragic news.
“2!!! I’m so lost for words,” Sandolph wrote. “I’m speechless . I went to sleep 4 times and woke up to see if that was a dream when Mrs. Kandace called me💔😭😭😭… All the talks , all the tears, everything, you know GOD had us! Yk we protected everyday we wake up and go to sleep. I promise i tell u this everyday , i prayed for ur career , ur health, everything everytime i laid my head on that pillow at night!!”
He continued, “Even if i fell asleep without saying my prayers i wake up in middle of night and still talk to GOD for you!!! 2 why would u leave me bro? I had a half of heart left when Quan left me, & you jus took the other half! I’ll never be good on this earth again!!💔😭💔💔. We promised we had each other through it all & we did but 2 why!!?? IF NOBODY WAS HERE FOR YOU , RONTRELL IS & yk this Bro!!!!!! The dreams we had started to kick in, you making it to NFL & me playing ball Overseas!!! Our dreams was coming to reality… We talked and cried and laughed it off everyday bro!!!”
Amik Robertson
The Detroit Lions cornerback shared an image of Lacy in his LSU uniform with his hands in the form of a prayer. “Forever 2 … Take your rest lil bro,” Robertson wrote via Instagram Story.
Angel Reese
The WNBA star wrote via X, “Mental health is real. Check on your people! You never know what someone is going through!”
AJ Brown
The Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver wrote via X with a heart emoji, “Men check up on each other in the group chat. Need to normalize this.”
Le’Veon Bell
The pro boxer reshared Bleacher Report’s tribute for Lacy, writing via X, “RIP, so sad to hear news like this.”
Russell Wilson
The NFL star reposted LSU’s homage to Lacy and shared three broken heart emojis with three dove emojis. “Praying for everyone. This hurts. Too young,” he wrote via X.
Dak Prescott
The Dallas Cowboys quarterback shared an image of his wrist tape that read, “Ask 4 Help.” He wrote via his Instagram Story, “Please!!! Ask 4 Help. It Doesn’t Have to End that Way! It takes all of US!”
