Neiron Ball is no more with us! The former Oakland Raiders’ outside linebacker is in the news headlines following his sad demise due to aneurysm.
Neiron Ball played for the Oakland Raiders after picked by the side in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Before that, he played college football at Florida from 2011 to 2014.
Neiron Ball Short Bio: Parents, height
The former American football player was born on 20 August 1992 as Neiron Ball in Jackson, Georgia, the United States. He was born to his parents, Johanna Ball and Ronnie Ball.
Around 6 feet and 3 inches (1.91 m) tall in height, Neiron educated from the Jackson High School in Jackson, Georgia. There, he commenced his amateur football career. Eventually, he enrolled at the University of Florida and continued his football career.
Career Stats
After a promising college career, Neiron was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He bagged his first career sack against Josh McCown in a 27-20 win against the Cleveland Browns on 27 September 2015. Unfortunately, Neiron was placed on the injured reserve on 12 December 2015.
Catch Neiron Ball’s career stats (Picture: Pro Football Reference)
Following his struggle with an injury, Neiron was again waived by the Raiders and placed on injured reserve on 3 September 2016.
