# NFL rookie shot hours after being drafted

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**Created:** [April 29, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nfl-rookie-shot-hours-after-being-drafted/179220 "2019-04-29T05:40:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andrew0409](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew0409/32/69821_2.png) [@Andrew0409](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew0409)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nfl-rookie-shot-hours-after-being-drafted/179220/1 "2019-04-29T05:40:08Z")

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Pretty crazy. His friend was killed and he is expected to be ok. But I wonder how much it does affect him, it’s a game of inches. For the average person doing day to day stuff, it probably doesn’t matter. No way getting shot doesn’t affect some athletic performance after recovery.

> **[An NFL rookie was shot just hours after he was drafted by the New York Giants](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/28/us/nfl-new-york-giants-draft-fatal-shooting-kansas/index.html)**
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> Corey Ballentine went from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows over the weekend.

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**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/nfl-rookie-shot-hours-after-being-drafted/179220/2 "2019-04-29T05:47:19Z")

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Reminds me of this b-ball prospect who was shot just as he was about to be drafted into the NBA. Many scouts say he could’ve been as good as Jordan.

> **[Ben Wilson (basketball)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wilson_(basketball))**
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> Benjamin Wilson Jr. (March 18, 1967 – November 21, 1984) was an American high school basketball player from Chicago, Illinois. Wilson, a Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School basketball player, was regarded as the top high school player in the U.S. by scouts and coaches attending the 1984 Athletes For Better Education basketball camp. Wilson is noted as the first Chicago athlete to receive this honor. On November 21, 1984, Wilson died due to injuries he sustained in a shooting the day before.\[...