Ex-NFL player Aqib Talib's brother sentenced to nearly four decades in prison
He's heading to the slammer for a while.
The Football Feed
The brother of former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for the murder of a youth football coach during a game that took place last year.
Yaqub Talib discharged his firearm during a brawl; coach Michael Hickmon was struck and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Talib would later turn himself in to police in the days afterward.
The initial report is below:
“Upon arrival, officials were notified of a disagreement among coaching staff and the officiating crew. During the disagreement the opposing coaching staff were involved in a physical altercation and one of the individuals involved in the altercation discharged a firearm striking one adult male. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was later for treatment where he was later pronounced deceased.”
Following his sentencing, family members of the deceased were able to address Talib, including Hickmon's wife.
"You killed innocence. You killed souls, hopes, dreams. Not just my kids. But all the 30, 40 other little kids that was there. Who does that? How did you think that was right?" she said Monday. "People asked are you healed? I'll never be healed. I still ask myself every day: 'Why?'"
Hopefully the family of Hickmon will be able to get some closure with the sentencing and knowing that Talib will not be a free man for a very long time.
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