Brother of former NFL cornerback pleads guilty to murdering rival coach over youth football game

Yaqub Talib (left), the brother of NFL player Aqib Talib (right), pleaded guilty to murdering Michael Hickmon. (Mugshot: Dallas County Jail; image of Aqib Talib: AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Yaqub Talib (left), the brother of NFL player Aqib Talib (right), pleaded guilty to murdering Michael Hickmon. (Mugshot: Dallas County Jail; image of Aqib Talib: AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Yaqub Talib, 40, the brother of retired NFL quarterback Aqib Talib, has pleaded guilty to murdering a rival youth football coach in the aftermath of a contentious game.

Dallas County prosecutors confirmed to Law&Crime that formal sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 7; the plea deal was for 37 years in prison. Loved ones of the victim, Michael Hickmon, 43, will have a chance to speak.

The Talib brothers’ team, the North Dallas United Bobcats, and Hickmon’s D.E.A. Dragons — both featuring 9-year-old players — faced off that fateful Saturday of Aug. 13, 2022 in the Dallas area city of Lancaster, Texas. The Bobcats stopped the Dragons at fourth-and-1 in the fourth quarter, giving them a chance to come back from a 13-7 score, but the refs penalized them for taunting after play, so the Dragons got the ball back, according to the Dallas Morning News.

Aqib Talib, the five-time NFL Pro Bowler who financed the Bobcats and whose son played running back, allegedly argued with officials.

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