Washington State quarterback Luke Falk will not get the chance to impress NFL scouts in the Senior Bowl this weekend, but he will be OK with that given the circumstances. Falk reportedly took himself out of the Senior Bowl on Friday so he could fly back to the west coast and attend the funeral services for former Cougars teammate Tyler Hilinski.
Stefanie Loh of The Seattle Times reported the news via Twitter.
Per his agency, @Rep1Sports , WSU QB Luke Falk is withdrawing from the Senior Bowl today to fly back to California to be at the funeral services for Tyler Hilinski on Saturday in La Verne at Damien HS.
— Stefanie Loh ｜ 卢敏仪 (@StefanieLoh) January 26, 2018
Before making the decision to leave Mobile, Alabama to attend the funeral services for Hilinski, Falk was wearing Hilinski’s uniform number for Senior Bowl practices. It was Falk’s intention to raise awareness about Hilinski, who died in an apparent suicide attempt last week.
No replacement is expected to be made for Falk’s roster spot given the late timing of his departure and the game being played on Saturday.