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NFL player Tray Walker killed in dirt bike crash

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NFL player dies from injuries suffered in bike crash
WATCH ABOVE: Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died Friday of injuries he sustained in a bike crash in Miami. Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape on Thursday night. He was 23 years old – Mar 18, 2016

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died Friday of injuries he sustained in a dirt bike crash in Miami.

The 23-year-old Walker played one season in the NFL. The Ravens say his godmother confirmed “that he had passed.”

Miami-Dade Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape on Thursday night.

He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

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A fourth-round 2015 draft pick, Walker played in eight games last season, mostly on special teams.

In a letter to the team Friday before Walker died, Ravens coach John Harbaugh wrote: “That was the kind of phone call you never want get as a coach, as a parent, as a brother, as a friend. This shook me and all of us.”

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