sport news Heartbreaking Hard Knocks clip of Vontae Davis' trade to the Colts resurfaces trends now
A heartbreaking video showing Vontae Davis' trade to the Indianapolis Colts in 2012 has resurfaced on social media, as the late NFL cornerback's first thought was to call his grandma to give her the news, at the time.
On Monday, just hours after Davis' death was publicly announced, a user on X, who goes by @boxingfan3333, shared a Hard Knocks episode of then-Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland asking to chat with Davis one-on-one amid a trade on the cards with the Colts before the start to the 2012-13 season.
Starting off the conversation, Ireland confesses that the rumors are true, as he tells Davis: 'We just traded you. Ok? We traded you to the Indianapolis Colts. Alright? So, uhm... you ok?'
'Nah, I'm gonna call my grandma,' Davis immediately replied, as he seemed to be in shock.
'You're gonna call you're grandmother?' asked Ireland, as he wanted to double-check what he just heard from Davis, before trying to reassure the player. 'Ok, this hasn't hit the papers or anything like that,' he added. 'What would this do? Why don't we do a little bit of business first before you call grandma, ok?
Hard Knock footage from 2012 shows then Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland trading Vontae Davis
Rocked by news that he is being traded to the Colts, Davis asked if he could call his grandma
The later NFL CB, who died at age 35 on Monday, went on to play for Indianapolis from 2012-17
'There's a little bit of urgency because you got a storm coming,' Ireland further said before referring to the Colts: 'They probably want to get you on a plane here pretty quickly, Ok?
In attempt to provide reasons behind trading Davis, Ireland told the player: 'Now listen... you know Vontae, you're kinda up and down. You know, we
