Jaylen Twyman expected to make a full recovery
The rookie’s gunshot wounds were described by Rosenhaus as “superficial exit wounds” that he sustained in a vehicle while visiting his aunt in Washington D.C.
Jaylen Twyman was shot in the arm, leg, buttocks and shoulder, Rosenhaus told ESPN. Twyman is expected to be released from the hospital this week, according to his agent.
Twyman had negative X-rays and will not need surgery.
The Minnesota Vikings released a short statement via their official social media account wishing Jaylen Twyman a speedy recovery.
The Minnesota Vikings drafted Jaylen Twyman with the 199th pick in this year’s NFL draft.
Before he opted out of the 2020 college football season, Twyman became the first interior defensive lineman to lead Pittsburgh in sacks (10.5 in 2019) since current L.A. Rams star Aaron Donald, who achieved the feat six years earlier.
Twyman was drafted alongside fellow Pitt Panther Patrick Jones II, a defensive end who tallied 17.5 sacks during his last two years in Pittsburgh.
Twyman was ecstatic on being drafted with Jones.
Jaylen Twyman shares his 199th overall draft pick position with the NFL’s greatest ever late pick, Tom Brady. Twyman’s role once he recovers, though, will be to sack quarterbacks like Brady, rather than emulate them as he embarks on his NFL career.
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