Kyren Lacy’s agent slams NFL over combine snub amid unproven allegations

Kyren Lacy’s agent accused the NFL for pulling the LSU WR’s Combine invite despite no guilty verdict in a 2024 negligent homicide case.

Kyren Lacy’s agent slams NFL over combine snub amid unproven allegations

Kyren Lacy (Image via IMAGO)

Kyren Lacy was among the top wide receiver prospects for the 2025 NFL draft until tragically passing away earlier this month. Lacy was going through a terrible phase of his life. In January, he was accused of homicide. It affected his draft stock.

Initially, scouts viewed him as a first-round prospect and the sixth-best wide receiver in the draft behind the likes of Tetairoa McMillan and Matthew Golden. While his peers received invitations to the NFL Combine in February, Lacy’s ticket was revoked.

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The report was brought to the media’s attention by Lacy’s agent, Rocky Arceneaux. Arceneaux, who represented Alliance Sports, criticized the NFL committee for not allowing Kyren Lacy to take part in the Combine.

 To the NFL, shame on you for revoking Kyren’s Combine invitation without acknowledgment or consideration of the facts. I urge you to re-evaluate your processes and provide athletes with the necessary due process before alienating them from their peers and dreams they’ve worked so hard for.

Rocky Arceneaux wrote on his social media platform

What happened in January?

Lacy finished the 2024 season as the leading wide receiver on the LSU Tigers roster. He caught 58 passes for 866 yards and scored 9 touchdowns. Over the three years at LSU, the 6-foot-2, 213-pound wideout recorded 112 catches for 1,692 yards and 16 touchdowns. He declared for the draft on December 19, 2024.

Kyren Lacy’s agent slams NFL over combine snub amid unproven allegations
Kyren Lacy catches the football against an UCLA defender (Image via The Journal)

Playing in Death Valley, for the best fans in the country, was an experience I will never forget. Not too many people get to fulfill a dream like this. I am forever grateful for it.

Kyren Lacy said after declaring for the draft (H/T: Sports Illustrated)

The Tigers had one more game left. They faced Baylor in the Texas Bowl on January 1, but Lacy was among the several who skipped the game to focus on preparing for the draft. Nine days later, on January 10, the Louisiana State Police issued an arrest warrant for Lacy.

Two days before declaring for the draft, Lacy was allegedly involved in a highway accident that killed a man. Lacy turned himself in to the authorities. His attorney claimed the young wideout was cooperating with the police.

The police put two charges on Kyren Lacy: hit-and-run driving with serious injury or death, reckless operation with accident, and negligent homicide.

Lacy was released three days later on January 13, after paying $151,000 bail. The case remained active, and he was due to appear in court for a hearing on April 19.

Kyren Lacy’s NFL Combine credentials were revoked by the NFL

Around this time, the NFL sent applications/invitations to draft prospects around the nation. Lacy expected his call to arrive soon, but as per his agent, the NFL revoked his rights to participate.

K2 [Kyren Lacy]… We hoped to see you flourish as an elite WR in the NFL, but God needed you on your team more. Your memory will never be forgotten; we will not let your death be in vain, and you will not be Mr. Irrelevant.

Rocky Arceneaux added in his post

Two days before the scheduled hearing on April 17, Lacy had a big argument with his family. He reportedly discharged a firearm and stormed out of his house in his car. The police chased and later found his vehicle crashed on the side of the highway. Lacy was discovered dead on the steering wheel next to a firearm.

Kyren [Lacy] was heartbroken by the tragic loss of Mr. [Herman] Hall. He was willing to adhere to any civil matters, regardless of the grand jury’s decision. That aside, the system failed us, and we are now mourning the loss of two lives.

Rocky Arceneaux concluded

Arceneaux is correct in one area. The NFL should have allowed Kyren Lacy to attend the Combine. He was under investigation. A verdict hasn’t been passed yet, so Lacy should still be considered innocent until proven guilty. Perhaps showing his skills on the ball during the Combine would have saved Lacy’s life. Now, no one knows how good Lacy could have been in the NFL.

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