Every player on the Baltimore Ravens roster will have the opportunity to attend Tray Walker's funeral this weekend, thanks to owner Steve Bisciotti.
According to Ravens coach John Harbaugh, Bisciotti is paying for a chartered flight out of Baltimore in order to make sure everyone can attend the funeral, which is set for Saturday in Miami.
"I think Steve will make it possible for everybody that's in Baltimore or wants to get to Baltimore to fly down together and Steve will pay for that," Harbaugh said at the NFL owners meetings this week, via the Ravens official website. "That's just how he does it."
Walker passed away on March 18, less than 24 hours after suffering a severe head injury in a horrific motorbike crash. The 23-year-old had just finished his first year in Baltimore.
Bisciotti was one of the many people in the Ravens organization who offered condolences after Walker's death.
"We have two sons not too much older than Tray, and we can't imagine how much his family is suffering. This is so sad," Bisciotti said on Friday. "The right words are hard to find at a time like this. As much as we can comfort Tray's mom and the rest of his family, we will."
Harbaugh admitted that trying to comfort Walker's mom would be almost impossible.
"[I] was just thinking about Tray's mom," Harbaugh said. "It's one of those feelings that nobody ever wants to have, it's not a call that you ever want to get. It's not a situation that you ever want to imagine yourself in. I'm sure we all feel that way with our kids. You don't even want to think about what that would be like, yet, here she is and she has to live that reality."
Walker's funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Miami. A viewing is also schedule for 4 p.m. on Friday.
