Yaqub Talib comes from Cleveland, Ohio, United States. He is an American by nationality.
Yaqub Talib was born in Cleveland, Ohio to parents Theodore Henry and Okolo Talib in a Muslim household.
He is the oldest of four siblings; he has two sisters, Saran Talib and Kai Talib and a brother, Aqib Talib.
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.
Youth football coaching staff and officials had gotten into a disagreement that became physical, which lead to the fatal shooting.
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 D.E.A. Dragons.
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.
Both Yaqub, 39, and Aqib Talib, 36, coach for the North Dallas United Bobcats, according to WFAA-TV.
Yaqub Talib’s brother Aqib Talib is a former American football cornerback. He played in the NFL for 12 seasons from 2008-19 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams.
In 2020, he made his debut as an analyst for NFL on Fox.