Ex-Rice football player arrested in connection to former teammate’s opioid death October 5, 2018 Black Truth News Recent Posts, Sports By: Tom Schad Article Reprint A former Rice football player has been arrested and charged in connection with the March death of his former teammate, Blain Padgett. Share this:TumblrEmailPrintLinkedInFacebookTwitterLike this:Like Loading... Pages: 1 2