Ex-NFL participant shot within the abdomen in LA and rushed to hospital for surgical procedure
Former NFL star Rickey Thenarse has undergone emergency surgery after being shot in the stomach in South Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.
According to TMZ, the former Seattle Seahawks player is expected to be okay after being rushed to a local hospital shortly after the harrowing incident last week.
The outlet reports, through sources, that Thenarse had been in a dispute involving his girlfriend and the father of her child when the incident occurred.
Law enforcement sources revealed that a man and a woman were seen fleeing the scene in a black SUV, prior to Thenarse being taken to hospital.
Currently, no arrests have been made and detectives are still investigating. The Daily Mail have reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department for comment.
After going undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft, Thenarse signed with the Seattle Seahawks later that year and made three preseason appearances for the team.
Ex-NFL star Rickey Thenarse has undergone emergency surgery after being shot in LA
Thenarse impressed during his time in Nebraska but never played an NFL game in his career
He never played in an official NFL game for the Seahawks and was released during the team’s final roster cuts in August that year.
Thenarse was, however, a four-star recruit coming out of high school and eventually opted to join the Nebraska Cornhuskers for his college career.
He was part of the school’s program from 2006 to 2010, initially as a special teams standout early on before later earning a starting role.
He picked up a knee injury in 2009 which forced him to miss most of the season.
Thenarse eventually made his return the following season, where he played in 10 games – five of which he started – and produced some impressive performances.
He recorded 34 tackles, one interception and one fumble across 51 games with Nebraska.
He also won the team’s Tom Novak Award. According to Nebraska’s website, the award ‘is chosen by media members and given to the player who has had a successful Cornhusker career while overcome odds and adversity.’
