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Just 11 days from away from the potential start of his NFL profession, Miami (Fla.) defensive end Rueben Bain Jr.<\/strong> is facing some controversy that has potential to harm his draft status. Oliver Connolly of The Read Optional broke the story<\/a> today that, in 2024, Bain was \u201ccited for careless driving\u201d in an accident that left a young woman in a coma for 3 months before her eventual passing.<\/p>\n <\/a>During his sophomore season, Bain reportedly was driving at 4am with 4 passengers in his automotive. The victim was a 22-year-old female college student from Georgia visiting Miami over spring break \u2014 an announcement from the victim\u2019s family in response to Connolly\u2019s request for comment expressed that they \u201caren’t searching for public attention\u201d right now, so the victim will remain unnamed here, though her name is obtainable on the source link.<\/p>\n In response to police crash records<\/a> (via Armando Salguero of OutKick), Bain\u2019s vehicle struck one other automotive before then colliding with the \u201cconcrete barriers on each side of the highway<\/a>.\u201d The victim \u201csuffered incapacitating injuries and was rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center.\u201d Comatose, she didn’t regain consciousness before dying somewhat under three months later. A second passenger also sustained injuries from the crash and ended up hospitalized. The police report for the crash lists that Bain \u201coperated his vehicle in a careless or negligent manner\u201d but that his condition was \u201capparently normal.\u201d The report is marked to indicate that there was no suspected use of medicine or alcohol and that no tests to find out such use were performed on the time.<\/p>\n The victim\u2019s family created a GoFundMe page to assist with \u201cthe financial strain\u201d placed on the victim\u2019s father, who missed a big period of time at work to be by his daughter\u2019s side. Per Connolly, \u201cno finding of criminal liability\u201d was made in reference to the crash or the victim\u2019s death, and \u201cthe careless driving charge against Bain was dismissed by a court roughly two weeks before\u201d the victim\u2019s passing. In response to Trey Wallace, also at OutKick, the charge was dismissed<\/a> due to a \u201cdefective citation\u201d after Bain entered a not guilty plea.<\/p>\n On the time of this writing, Bain is viewed as one in every of a gaggle of three pass rushers seen because the consensus top prospects on the position, including Ohio State\u2019s Arvell Reese<\/strong> and Texas Tech\u2019s David Bailey<\/strong>. Draft projections have him mostly stepping into the highest 10 picks of the 2026 NFL Draft, and definitely not lasting into the kids if he continues to be on the board at No. 11 overall.<\/p>\n Connolly\u2019s story presents quotes from multiple team executives and other sources claiming they \u201cfeel like (Bain was) not transparent\u201d with them or that they \u201care concerned about multiple incidents.\u201d Wallace\u2019s report accommodates more information on a second careless driving citation that occurred in October 2025, though this case was also dismissed due to a defective citation. Connolly even draws parallels to the historic slide of offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil<\/strong>, who was projected by some to be the No. 1 pick in 2016 but ended up falling to thirteenth overall after videos were leaked minutes before the draft showing him smoking from a bong.<\/p>\n Others within the media don\u2019t appear to be reacting with the identical level of concern for Bain\u2019s draft stock. Within the wake of Connolly breaking the story, Sports Illustrated\u2019s Albert Breer added that \u201cteams have been aware<\/a> of this case for a protracted, very long time\u201d and that \u201ca lawsuit related to the case\u2026was settled in Miami.\u201d The plaintiff of the settled lawsuit<\/a> was the motive force of the automotive Bain made contact with before crashing. Jonathan Jones of NFL on CBS claimed that each team, except one, that he had \u201cspoken with\u2026(had) been satisfied with Bain\u2019s explanation\u201d of events and consider \u201cthe matter handled<\/a>.\u201d Along with the victim\u2019s family\u2019s request that their privacy be honored, their response to Connolly\u2019s request for comment called her passing \u201cthe results of a tragic accident\u201d and \u201c(wished) Mr. Bain the most effective as he continues his life and profession.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s difficult to say at this point whether or not this information, which is seemingly latest to the media but known by the teams in range to draft Bain, will affect his draft stock. Breer and Jones\u2019 comments seem to point that, if this issue were going to harm his draft position, it could have done so already. While the lack of lifetime of the victim is tragic, there doesn\u2019t look like any lingering ailing will following Bain from the family most affected by it. It\u2019s price keeping a watch out, though, to see if any teams inside range of Bain resolve to take him off their board.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just 11 days from away from the potential start of his NFL profession, Miami (Fla.) defensive end Rueben Bain Jr. is facing some controversy that has potential to harm his draft status. 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