D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler, and Lavel Davis, the three Virginia football players who lost their lives in a campus massacre in November were remembered on Thursday, just before the 2023 NFL Draft got started. The families of the killed players were present on stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Who were D’Sean Perry, Devin Chandler, and Lavel Davis?
Perry, a Miami native, was chosen by the Miami Dolphins, while Davis went to the Baltimore Ravens, and Chandler was chosen by the Jacksonville Jaguars. All three teams participated in the celebration of the lives of these three players, and the NFL sent jerseys to each family to remember the occasion.
Virginia football recently paid respect to the lives of Perry, Chandler, and Davis at the team’s spring practice, which was the program’s first live public action since the terrible incident.
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Since Perry was raised in Miami, his family was given a Miami Dolphins jersey. Despite coming from Dorchester, South Carolina, Davis Jr.’s family was given a Baltimore Ravens jersey. Chandler’s Huntersville, North Carolina, family was given a Jacksonville Jaguars jersey.
Chandler and Davis were wide receivers for the Cavaliers. Prior to going to Virginia during his junior season, Chandler spent two seasons playing for the Wisconsin Badgers. Last season, he was unable to play for Virginia.
Davis participated in eight games as a senior last year, pulling in 16 receptions for 371 yards and two scores. Linebacker Perry spent three seasons with the Cavaliers, playing in eight games while recording nine tackles, one sack, and a pick-six.
Before Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the first picks of the draft, D’Brickashaw Ferguson, a three-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle with the New York Jets, spoke about each player. “To make it official, with the first picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, we welcome to the NFL family D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis, and Devin Chandler of the University of Virginia,” Ferguson said.
