April 25, 2025
The previous Colorado Buffaloes participant was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second decide
Former Colorado Buffaloes participant Travis Hunter Jr. was the second participant drafted on this 12 months’s NFL Draft, and his father, Travis Sr., who has been sentenced to house confinement, was permitted by the courts to witness his namesake’s ascension into skilled sports activities in particular person.
Based on USA Right now, each Hunters had been current on the NFL Draft on April 24 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin, to share when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell referred to as Travis Jr.’s identify after the Jacksonville Jaguars chosen him. It was an emotional second for Travis Jr. as he talked about that he wished his father had been by his facet when he gained the coveted Heisman Trophy Award earlier this 12 months.
Travis Sr. is presently serving three years of probation in Palm Seashore County, Florida, after he was convicted of gun and drug prices final 12 months. A Florida choose granted Travis Sr.’s request to journey to Wisconsin, also called the “Badger State,” to be along with his son for his historic second.