NFL honors fallen Cavaliers
Fred Jeter | 5/4/2023, 6 p.m.
Prior to the NFL Draft, a tribute was paid to the University of Virginia football players who were killed last November.
The families of D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler were on stage with Commissioner Roger Goodell for an emotional ceremony.
Speaking about the lives of the deceased were U.Va. alumni Melissa Stark (now with NFL Network) and former Cavaliers player D’Brickashaw Ferguson.
The three deceased players were made honorary first round draft choices with the NFL teams they grew up closest to — Mr. Perry with Miami, Mr. Davis with Baltimore and Mr. Chandler with Jacksonville.
The families were presented No. 23 jerseys (representing 2023) of those teams with their names scripted on the back.
