Overview
- The Florida Highway Patrol, which responded Saturday around 11:45 p.m., said his sedan was driving east in the westbound lanes of State Road 24 and hit a pickup head-on.
- His car overturned and caught fire, he was pronounced dead at the scene, and three people in the pickup sustained minor injuries.
- His death was confirmed by family and the UFL, which called him a beloved teammate in a public statement of condolence.
- Payton-Jones played 29 NFL games across stints with the Cardinals, Lions, Vikings and Titans, then joined the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons and the UFL’s St. Louis Battlehawks before retiring in January.
- The Jacksonville native had built a local sports media brand, Flashflix, topping about 1.3 million YouTube views while mentoring young athletes and videographers.