Yaqub Salik Talib is the older brother of retired N.F.L. cornerback Aqib Talib.
Yaqub Talib was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Theodore Henry and Okolo Talib in a Muslim household.
He has three siblings; Saran Talib, Kai Talib and Aqib Talib.
Yaqub Talib is facing a murder charge after a fatal shooting at a youth football game in Lancaster, Texas on Saturday.
Yaqub Talib, 39, turned himself in at the Dallas County Jail Monday, August 15 after a warrant was issued for his arrest for his alleged role in the murder of a former college football player at a youth football game.
The Lancaster (Texas) Police Department issued a press release Monday indicating that Yaqub Salik Talib turned himself in after he was identified as the alleged shooter in the incident, which took place Saturday after an altercation broke out. Talib was charged with felony first-degree murder.
According to police, the victim was Michael Hickmon, a 43-year-old Lancaster resident who was formerly a fullback for the University of North Texas. Hickmon was a coach for the D.E.A. Dragons team.
Both Yaqub Talib, 39, and Aqib Talib, 36, are coaches of the North Dallas United Bobcats, according to WFAA-TV.
Talib was booked into the Dallas County Jail on Monday afternoon and is currently being held on both a murder charge and a probation violation charge, which carries a $1,000 bond, according to Dallas County Jail records.
The circumstances leading to the shooting are still under Investigation.