Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III played his last game on October 24, 2021, where he caught four passes for 24 yards in a 33-22 win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Just nine days after that game, he made the worst mistake anyone could make in their entire life. When returning from late-night drinking, he crashed his Corvette while driving nearly 60 miles per hour into a vehicle. The other vehicle was occupied by Tina Tintor and her dog. Both of them were killed in the fatal crash. Henry was arrested after the accident and was later sentenced to 3-10 years in prison.
In a recent rare appearance at a Hope for Prisoners group gathering in Las Vegas, he addressed the public about the incident for the first time.
When he was asked about the family of the deceased, he said, “I wish I could turn back the hands of time. I would love for them to meet the real Henry Ruggs and not the one who was escaping from something. I sincerely apologize for not only being a part of that situation, but the fact that … my face is always in the news. My face is always in the newspaper. So, they have to constantly be reminded of the situation, and be reminded of me and see — those memories have to continue to rise because of all of the fanbase and notoriety that I have, which I never even asked for, I never liked.”
“I would just tell them that I deeply apologize for just being a part of that, and I wish that they could meet the real Henry Ruggs and not one who was just running away from everything.”
According to the Review-Journal, he would love to return to football if given another opportunity. “Yes, I would love to. I’m in this newfound spiritual space, and I’m confident in who I am and what I can do, so when the time comes, I’m sure I’ll be ready.
“I don’t feel like I ended on the terms that are meaningful to me and my core values. I would love to play again, and what better place to do it than where I started? Not to mention, I was the first-ever pick in Las Vegas.”