Broncos CB Aqib Talib To Miss White House Visit After Being Shot In Leg

Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib will miss the team’s trip to the White House on Monday after getting shot at a Dallas nightclub early Sunday morning.

Broncos CB Aqib Talib To Miss White House Visit After Being Shot In Leg

Talib, who was shot in the lower right leg, was not expected to be released from a Dallas hospital until Monday, team spokesman Patrick Smyth stated. The Broncos were headed to Washington to celebrate their Super Bowl 50 title, according to Smith.

Earlier, Talib’s teammates said they had spoken to him and “we are glad he is ok and will make a full recovery.”

Although the cornerback was not expected to require surgery, it remains unknown exactly how much time, if any, he will have to miss due to his gunshot wound.

The team’s mandatory three-day minicamps begins Tuesday, and there is a final set of offseason practices next week. Training camp will start in late July.

Talib, 30, stated last week that he was eager to meet President Barack Obama, and that he had even purchased a custom-made suit for the occasion.

“I’m looking forward to seeing how that looks,” Talib said after practice Tuesday. “Meet Obama before he get up out (of there). Something I’ve never done before. With these guys, too, man, there are so many characters in this locker room, so just to be able to do something I’ve never done before with these guys, it will be a blast for us.”

On Sunday afternoon, Dallas police posted a blog about the overnight shootings of Talib and another individual, but the links to the incident reports were invalid because the reports weren’t uploaded.

Police reportedly told The Dallas Morning News that Talib was one of two people shot during an altercation at at the Vlive club and that both victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Broncos cornerback Kayvon Webster tweeted, “My boy Talib is fine thanking man upstairs!”

KUSA’s Mike Klis reported Talib’s gunshot wound was “accidental.”

Talib was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 20th pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL draft after playing collegiately at Kansas, where he received unanimous All-American honors. His 30 interceptions and eight pick-6s are tops in the league since 2008, his rookie year in Tampa Bay, where he spent four years before joining the New England Patriots for one season.

Talib will now begin his third season in Denver. He signed a six-year, $57 million contract in 2014 that includes a base salary of $8.5 million for this upcoming season and a roster bonus of nearly $500,000.

Last year, he made $5.5 million minus one game check of $323,529 after being suspended for deliberately poking an Indianapolis Colts player in the eye after a play the previous week. Talib finished the 2015-2016 season with 45 tackles, 13 pass breakups and three interceptions, two of them returned for touchdowns, in earning his third consecutive Pro Bowl berth.

He helped stop the Carolina Panthers’ offense in the Super Bowl last February, breaking up two of quarterback Cam Newton’s passes and collecting five tackles in the Broncos’ 24-10 victory. He also drew a pair of personal foul penalties in that game, for taunting and face-mask fouls in the second quarter that resulted in fines totaling $26,044.

Talib’s incident in Dallas is the latest in a series of off-the-field issues he has been involved in since the start of his pro career.

In 2009, Talib was arrested for simple battery and resisting arrest in St. Petersburg, Fla., following an altercation with a cab driver. He was suspended for the 2010 season opener for violating the NFL’s personal-conduct policy.

In 2011, Talib and his mother were charged in Dallas County with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a confrontation with the boyfriend of Talib’s sister. However, the felony charge was later dropped.

PHOTO: DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 01:  Aqib Talib #21 of the Denver Broncos celebrates the Broncos’ safety in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on November 1, 2015 in Denver, Colorado.  (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)

Article by Pablo Mena