EXCLUSIVE: Ex-NFL Player Travis Rudolph Tells All, ‘I’ll Be Praying On Sebastien’

[@LawAndCrime]

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[@Writerdust]

Please if you’ve got hair in your left eye when you blink - move your hair!

[@slowmotion4175]

@@Writerdust by f for 00

[@OrbitalShell]

This is NOT A WIN, this is a massive failure. That woman set up a hit and she got to sit there on the stand and act entitled and protected and proceeded to just dismiss any accountability with a nasty attitude. She should be prison for murder, they all should be in prison for murder.

[@DonnyDonowitzzz]

She should absolutely have charges brought against her.

[@waltj2647]

I blame the Judge for that - The judge never did address this appropriately, and did in some ways encourage it. When the judge dismisses a legal question - and simply say "Next question!", He himself is dismissing the Prosecutor's questions. He is suppose to see that the question is fully and appropriately answered - otherwise the prosecutor is undermined at cross examination. Someone needs to address that so called Judge!

[@jessicamarie8299]

Yup this isn’t justice until she gets charged and thrown in jail.

[@wadek798]

I.agree 💯 %

[@neishawilliams7319]

I agree. She should definitely be brought upon charges.

[@bonniecreighton4163]

I watched the entire trial and was absolutely SHOCKED at the failure of Law Enforcement in terms of investigating this nightmare scenario. They FAILED you at every step of the way Travis. God did NOT fail you Travis.....He saw it ALL. He made sure you had an attorney and a Jury who have "eyes to see" and "ears to hear" the TRUTH. God bless you Travis....and your Mom, your brother and the rest of your family as we give thanks to the God who has you in His hands.

[@somelodic5504]

This sums it up perfectly!

[@Kunyi_16]

This!!! 💯

[@noemirobles7814]

God Had Travis Covered

[@richardroth4915]

The DA should be fired .. she did a horrible job

[@paulbrown7765]

You’re absolutely right

[@AR-uz6kq]

💙🤍💙🤍💙🤍 Arrest Dominique NOW!!!

[@Tete152]

Are they going to investigate Dominique and her gangster 😮

[@fuuuuuwahhhh5276]

Probably. They don't always let it go

[@Darcy-nf4ef]

It is probably past the statute of limitations; the State went for the big fish (murder) in this case; charges against your witnesses makes it messy when all they wanted was the big fish. So Happy for Travis, Blessings to him and his family.

[@anonymouslee8287]

​@@fuuuuuwahhhh5276Fire that lead lady detective...Now!!!...

[@genevaj6469]

File a civil case on the ExGirlfriend

[@celestegregory1229]

I’m so glad that the jurors listened and used common sense. They picked the right people for this case…🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@lauralee9694]

It brings tears to my eyes to see the determination and dedication that this defense attorney has shown to his client. He believed in Travis innocence and would accept nothing but a not guilty verdict.

[@Buckeye2043]

His college days showed the type of man he is. A good man. Happy for him

[@knyyghtrydaa2084]

Absolutely!!

[@CalamityJ765]

I can’t begin to imagine the level of anxiety on Travis and his family through this whole thing. I’m so glad it’s finally over. I’ll never believe he would have fired his weapon if he didn’t feel like he was in danger.

[@Ruder6163]

He will have nightmares of being prosecuted for the next 5 years.

[@tammiecooper9671]

Exactly!!!

[@zoraplays1009]

Buddy. He was angry fumed and full of rage he just got jumped. He grabbed the gun just like anyone would and saw the car and popped off. It was a instinct anyone would’ve done. But to say you think he thought he was in “danger” after they jumped him and ran the “danger” left. He went after “danger” which isnt perfectly normal by I agree with his instincts. Get your get back. But don’t sit and try to say he was in fear the “fear” was in the car the “danger” was already out of the way. Wake up and be honest with yourselves. Great lawyers and lots of $ beat this case. And not enough evidence. But I agree I would’ve done the same things but my problem is if we do this would we get the same treatment? Would we be let off? Ask yourself that before you come at me

[@CalamityJ765]

@@zoraplays1009 I get what you’re saying but with two guns in the car he was in danger. They could have pointed them out the back window as Jones drove away.

[@fangal12]

@@CalamityJ765 They also could have drove past his house and began firing. He still did the right thing.

[@jdodd2798]

God bless you, Travis! What an outstanding young man! I can't imagine being so scared, not only that night, but the two year ordeal of getting this thing to trial and worried sick over what a jury will decide. Thanks to the jury who saw the truth and set Travis free! And hats off to Travis' Mom, for raising such an outstanding young man!

[@debbieblair3329]

So happy! Justice was served. Great job Mark!

[@stacycobb4173]

Marc*

[@2manece]

I don’t think justice was served the people who created this mess are still free are there gonna be any consequences for them. Travis might have escaped jail but he never should have bn the one on trail anyway

[@Vibingwithfred]

This should of never been news. If attack me in my front yard of my home i would of did the same as he had every right.

[@luv2cre84]

💯💯💯💯

[@evanbrant8022]

Complete respect for Travis. I hope to god he gets back in the NFL he will be my new favorite team.

[@2013HotNewMusic]

No chance. He was struggling to even make a CFL roster before this incident. Good story, but the facts are his skills were diminished post injury.

[@wisesavedone2721]

​@@2013HotNewMusic God will bless him, never say never!

[@evanbrant8022]

@@2013HotNewMusic I sincerely hope he proves you wrong, no disrespect. But that would explain why he has other plans set in place he would make a killing selling real estate

[@raineyj560]

​@@wisesavedone2721 exactly 27 is young, wasn't like he hit with injury after injury

[@pooneyheat]

@@wisesavedone2721 I totally agree with you! God has the last say so! It's a shame how some ppl have to spew negativity at a time that's obviously positive!

[@debbieblair3329]

Absolutely- take responsibility for your actions. He should never have come to your house.

[@buckeyeblack]

I love this interview. It makes me hopeful. Ordinarily, they’d still be painting the woman as the default victim. This case shows you the calamity that “the wrong woman” is capable of.

[@julierobinette6762]

Law enforcement failed all of us on this one. Those who caused the issues are walking among us today with guns. Congratulations to Travis, his family and Mark.

[@loveandhappiness304]

Travis said it best. " The Truth Will Set You Free"...🙌🏽❤️🙏🏽

[@bitlife3056]

He is such a good man thank god they saw that he was innocent 😊

[@DR-cu2fl]

I am so happy for Travis and I hope he will have a great future. The most important thing I heard in this interview was when he said Dominique Jones will NOT be a part of his future.

[@allabouttheshade]

And any man that comes in contact with her should run the other way.😂

[@dontez606]

​@@allabouttheshade AMEN!!!!

[@angelaarrington-deronce7402]

I pray to God that he stand 10 toes down on that because I have a feeling she’s going to try to reach out to him

[@9-5budgetinvestorthecheapt49]

​@@allabouttheshade only Men That Should Be Around Her Is COs (Correctional Officers) Bcuz That BTH SHOULD BE IN PRISON

[@ritayammouni2803]

@@angelaarrington-deronce7402 I agree, but not in a good way. I hope there is no retaliation after this 🙏

[@crissycrisa7438]

Juries have been getting it right. I've been watching all the trials that are on YT and have been pleased with most results. Glad to see justice being served.

[@Slattwilliams]

Thank God they found him innocent, still can’t believe the married female who caused this situation has yet to be charged.

[@teflon_da1]

And she won’t be sadly.

[@luv2cre84]

@@teflon_da1 Yep, and that’s infuriating.

[@King.David.219]

I'm pretty sure charges will be filling. There Immunity by the prosecutor have nothing to do with filling chargers

[@Iheartme321]

@@Pippie807 she was…

[@Iheartme321]

@@Pippie807 Oh yes, I’m aware she was married to another man. I was glued to the trial from day one and glad justice was finally served. Hopefully he’ll file charges against Dominique now 🤞🏼

[@teetimetroon5086]

Stay safe ❤ Thank God those jurors saw through all the lies. His defense attorney was on point everyday!

[@justinmccullough6928]

If Travis makes it back to the NFL this could be a great storyline for a movie

[@phillipdonnatien6481]

I hope this family and the family of the deceased can heal and find peace. Please go after that narcissist demon that orchestrated this horrible situation, her getting away with not being held accountable and responsible for her actions would be a travesty for all of the pain and suffering she caused.

[@raineyj560]

If I was his family, she would definitely get an earful from me

[@itzlitchristv4411]

@@raineyj560 I agree

[@mgbl2808]

@@raineyj560rs Rudolph needs to sue Dom Dom and the other 3 for assaulting her home putting her at risk. Wish she had called police straight away.

[@fanbutton]

One thing he said that was spot on was that you can't believe hardly anything you see and hear on the news.

[@mariak6470]

I too was glued to the tv watching this trial. The police and DA did a horrible job investigating this case. It never should have gone to trial. So happy for Travis and his family. I pray he is able to get his life and career back. Thank you jury members for really listening and seeing the truth...great job!

[@barbaramatthews9863]

Bless you Travis. Remember this was NOT your fault. You only did what you had to for your family. You're a good son.

[@francisturner-dl4tw]

Those police wanted to see him in prison.

[@TEESHAMARIE92]

I'm so happy that the jury got this right! Thank God Travis was able to afford an amazing attorney. You can tell that Marc Shiner truly believed in Travis, and he fought hard for him as if he were fighting for his own life. Had he been appointed council, idk if he would have been found not guilty. The police did a horrible job investigating, and the ex and her posse should have been charged. Parents, please stress to your children the importance of choosing good friends and not following others while they make bad life decisions. It's sad that Sebastien lost his life due to following behind his "friends." I believe if his friends hadn't cared more about saving themselves and cared more about getting immediate help for their friend, he may have survived. The medical examiner stated that none of his gunshot wounds were immediately fatal. They passed 2 hospitals and didn't call 911 until they got rid of any incriminating evidence. I believe he may have survived if they had valued his life more.

[@angelaarrington-deronce7402]

Did you see the part where the ex was looking up Travis lawyer net worth?😳 She said because she knew his lawyer charged a lot and Travis was broke so she was trying to see how he could afford him😳🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ I can’t believe the judge didn’t put her out the courtroom 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@georgeblackwell4670]

You can feel his sincerity when he talks! 🙏🏾

[@sallycinnamon5370]

I really hope a team gives him a chance…it’s so sad that this may have actually ended any possibility of career

[@gardenview75mj7]

Me too.

[@sancabins5650]

Wonderful to see the system work. Travis, I wish you a long & blessed life. Choose your inner circle carefully my friend. ✝️

[@OrbitalShell]

Work?? The system failed him, it made him the criminal while the woman set up a hit on his life is walking away laughing, zero accountability while a man lays dead at her command. The system has massively failed.

[@tammyirwin703]

@@OrbitalShellexactly! But thankfully the jury got it right and he’s been acquitted but it doesn’t give him the 2years back or the pain and suffering let alone financially.

[@sancabins5650]

@@OrbitalShell OrbitalShell, Thanks for Your Response. I agree with you wholeheartedly. But, the court system is independent of the prosecutor's system. The court has freed an indicted & innocent man. The District Attorney's Office could indict a “ham sandwich,” has been overused, and cliche, but is probably sadly true. Yes, the District Attorney's office should follow up on the woman's actions in this case ... A Grand Jury Should be held, and the Voters for their elected position as County DA should be remembered in the next election for their participation & outcome in this case. She should have her day in court for her actions. OrbitalShell, again Thanks for the Response.... Live Well & Long ....

[@nomoreclowns100]

I would love to see this guy get a contract whether it be CFL NFL or otherwise. What a great redemption story it would be.

[@joeylamack3197]

I hope he gets back into the NFL.

[@TonyaWatford]

Yes, I need an autograph after a couple sleepless nights after watching this trial of a man I’ve never met!! Best wishes Travis!!

[@celestegregory1229]

And to his awesome lawyer. Man you were amazing!!!!🙏🏽😊

[@celestegregory1229]

I’m so happy for the Rudolph family justice was served…🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@sharonkensharp9344]

So happy for you both!

[@herecomeskarmatrain]

AWESOME job, counselor!!! God speed to you both!

[@zoriya7224]

So happy he can go on with his life. Blessings!!!

[@debbieblair3329]

Biggest touchdown of your life!

[@SofiaNYC]

So happy that Travis was found not guilty. It was pretty clear from the beginning that his ex was responsible for orchestrating an assault on him and his family. I watched the entire trial and was appalled by the way the lead detective conducted her investigation and by the way the prosecution witnesses lied on the stand. Wishing Travis and his family the best of luck and congratulations to Marc Shiner for an excellent job!

[@donnaturner8339]

I agree. I have seen social media pics of his for several years before this happened. They were all about family and sports. I also seen pics of the others and lets just say not quite like that. Pics of them with guns in their pockets and other kinds of pics. You can see the difference between him and them.

[@chanteviastapleton]

You can tell he was raised well 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@buddiemac3827]

Can’t take life for granted, you never know who’s preying on your downfall.

[@jaydewitte2958]

He needs to sue the STATE!

[@Yngpblo]

Praying for you Travis I hope that you and your agent can make something happen in the future for you.

[@mariemoss8166]

Justice was Served ‼️ So thankful the jury saw through the bs of the prosecution and their witnesses- please stay humble young man

[@DonnyDonowitzzz]

Justice would be served if his ex is put on trial for hiring hitmen to murder a man.

[@Striker885]

Justice wasn't served to organiser of this violence was NOT prosecuted and has been allowed to return to the streets free

[@melnimtz]

Justice prevailed! Travis and his brother were raised with respect for people, this entire situation was all as a result of his EX. Travis’s lawyer Mark was a firecracker who put down FACTS!! Enjoy your life Travis, you deserve nothing but happiness and success! To the NFL: Hire this man,!!!

[@taneishablair91]

I am so happy for this young man that was a horrific situation to be in

[@jthomas2341]

I am so happy for the Rudolph family. I was praying for you all

[@MissP793]

So thankful Travis got his Freedom. Mr Shiner and Ms Heidi were amazing.❤

[@Starseed10001]

Police charged the wrong person, sue the whole dept.

[@normascott7551]

Travis please be careful, because the demons are still out there. Always watch your surroundings 4 ever! Congratulations stay safe young guy. Praying for you to have a safe and happy life. And please make sure, you connect with a more positive woman!

[@lol_05.76]

I agree... sans paranoia, keep vigilant... and definitely vet your choice of females; iow, use your public head rather than the pubic head, henceforth!

[@keeppressing1760]

Exactly 💯

[@Halo_1128]

Congratulations Mark and Travis.God bless the Rudolph family 🖤

[@jthomas2341]

Detectives should treat the defendant with as much care and respect as if it was their own relative

[@dtrainNY]

I’m happy and prayerful this young man can restore his career playing football.

[@ReonK]

I'm happy for Mr. Rudolph and on a higher level I'm glad that justice won the day!

[@ShelbyJonai]

I cannot believe that she asked some of those questions. It is almost like she didn’t even watch the trial. What do you MEAN ma’am? Travis Rudolph is so patient and well mannered.

[@Ther3rg]

Sending love and respect to you and your family Travis Rudolph 🤗🫡🙏🏽✊🏽🇬🇧 Marc Shiner you’re an absolute credit to the justice system ⭐️🫡 God bless you 🙏🏽

[@russellchandler4417]

12- 0 jury vote. DA and lead Detective should resign.

[@tammiecooper9671]

Congratulations on your freedom Travis!!! 🙏🙏🙏Thanks to the legal team for all your help to this young man and his family!!!❤❤❤

[@teflon_da1]

This is why you never just “believe all women”. For once the system has worked in a man’s favor.

[@EducatedBlackMan]

You can listen to all women. You only believe women when the facts and evidence support their story. The investigating cop should be demoted to traffic duty.

[@DiMostra77]

I love this man! Mark did an awesome job his closing was 🔥! Mark is the attorney everyone needs protecting his client until the end! I hope he gets signed 🏈..

[@BlessedMomfmTexas]

Im crying 😢 Watching this.. So much Love to the Rudolph Family!!!

[@debbieriddle9429]

Thankful to God, that an innocent man was Not sent to prison for the rest of his life. None of us know how we would handle a situation like this, unless we are faced with it. Your Atty. is right...Travis was the victim in this case. I'm very relieved, happy, and thankful, that the Jury saw the Truth. God Bless you Mr. Atty., Travis, and the Jury. May your lives be Blessed.

[@DonnerParty-gd3wn]

So happy for you, Travis, and thankful for the jury. You have excellent attorneys. Prayers for all. God bless you & live for Him. ~ vaya con Dios ~

[@vickihatherley3448]

What a humble guy and a great attorney we'll done Travis happy for the right verdict

[@celestegregory1229]

Peace and Happiness to you and your family!!!!

[@debbieblair3329]

We knew you were innocent and always had your back!

[@dothemost3940]

One of the things that stood out to me was that his attorney said the police was hiding evidence.

[@IAmCourtneyMichelle]

Arrest Dominique NEOW!!!!!

[@nopewmopan]

Watching him so rigid and then finally relax after the final "not guilty" was so satisfying.

[@xoxobritt_]

Never in my life have I been so happy for a stranger 😭😭

[@3ddiagnosis654]

That's a good lawyer.

[@LawNerdAmber]

Marc and Heidi & their team did amazing on their defense. This was clearly a case of self defense.

[@debsea2759]

Loved his response about the deceased. He’s a class act. Please be safe out there.

[@dorothylazard3711]

Be careful of gold diggers Travis. The whole nation have been praying for you and your family.

[@dorothylazard3711]

@@calwatch1496 Amen

[@girlfromsouth214]

I hope Travis writes a book, makes a documentary or reality show, reenters the NFL play, starts a podcast..... anything he wishes. I have no doubt he will spread positivity just like he did when he sat next to the kid in the cafeteria. Even now, in interviews where he could boast, he shows such a humble and kind character. His mom should be very proud.

[@t.g.9925]

Let me see if I get this straight. So, she's married, lied in court, tried to get Travis killed but she's living her best life. If a man did that...smh.

[@lisap1981]

Yayyyy Travis!! I watched every minute of this trial and i was ecstatic with the verdict. Shout out to Mr. Shiner for a great closing argument!!!

[@aliencity9309]

to falsely accuse someone should be punished with jail time

[@julieb8433]

I am so grateful that you were found innocent. Now if only your ex could be held for inciting this whole scenario. Love to you.

[@aqueen6046]

Thank you Marc for making it CLEAR that Travis is the ONLY victim!! He’s an amazing Attorney! 💪🏽

[@celestegregory1229]

Please Travis take your time with trusting women that come into your life…heal yourself first 2yrs of your life have been stolen because of a crazy woman…🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 let God send you that person you deserve….😊😊😊

[@l.a.w.79]

Amen to that!!!!!! I pray that he doesn’t rush in with someone else. Clearly, his discernment wasn’t working on that one.

[@halfirish8056]

I just heard he’s married. To Heidi!

[@simdabusiness]

Dang! "The victim is sitting next to me" 100% facts. Stop throwing on capes & interfering in others relationships.

[@susanglover1972]

So glad you were found not guilty! Praise God.

[@5rmoffett]

What a lawyer! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️💪🏾💪🏾When the lawyer defends Travis and says he is the victim.

[@DMHunter1973]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@laurellynn8496]

I watched this trial from beginning to end by Law & Crime ! No one should ever have to go thru this. Wish you well

[@Insertwittypunchlinehere]

Shoutout to Mark and Heidi!!! Esquire Heidi did a great job of keeping her cool during cross examination of Dominique. She allowed her to expose her TRUE self.

[@JulzHair]

So happy with this verdict. Happy for Travis and the family. ❤

[@DcUniversalP214]

The DA stated she don’t waste taxpayers money looking for evidence that’s not there but she wasted taxpayers money taking this bs case to trial 😂😂 she should be fired immediately

[@joannegruszkowski7247]

Some of these questions…. “Do you see Dominique in your future?” 😂😂

[@ghgp__75]

Great interview but Stop calling the perpetrators the victims! Travis & his family were & are the victims here. I pray the perpetrators & the ring leader go to jail for their crimes in the near future. They stole over two years of this young man’s life, hindering his progress in his career & they are the ones that deserve to serve time & pay for their actions. So happy to see this young man & his family free!!!

[@TellTheTruth0704]

I'm absolutely thrilled this young man was acquitted of all charges. I am hopeful he has a bright future of head of him , it will be difficult to put his all behind him quickly bc of the media. The Rudolph family seems to be a very loving, caring family that really take care of their own business and give to their community so good ppl deserve good things come to them!!!!Congrats to Travis and his family go live now!!!

[@D-Nice358]

A Lesson to the wise, Don't ever go to someone 🏠 looking for Trouble!!!! PERIOD. 🤔

[@ListenWhenISpeak20]

This is pure!!!!!!! Embarrassment for law enforcement for the people that should of been on trial to be in court as victims.. words can’t describe how foolish this trial was… the girl sent them to shoot up his house and they go attack him and the victim is the one that ends up on trial like how ridiculous was this !!!!!… and every case from that detective needs to be looked at … she protected the bad guys to make herself look good smh

[@mariemoss8166]

What type of question was that- “ is Dominique in his future “? My gosh- she tried to ruin his life 😡

[@BlessedMomfmTexas]

Id Love To hear from the Jury!! Come on, Jury come forward. YOU'RE HEROS.

[@BrunO-dy9ro]

Class act, could've had all the grudges in the world, but he knows who's the real culprit of all of this.

[@RobbieStacks90]

"I'll be praying on Sebastien." Does he mean that he'll be praying FOR Sebastien?

[@georgestephenopolous5508]

@@RobbieStacks90 ofc thats how its said in some colloquial speech patterns... not that it will do sebastien much good since he is either where he belongs or in purgatory

[@tdcllc9941]

@@g.o.a.tsports2880 he was listening to music relax lmao...just so happen they had some lethal lyrics in it.

[@bellamuable]

@@g.o.a.tsports2880This is how false fake news are spread. He was celebrating, he didn’t even mention anyone’s name. You need to stop it!!!!

[@theweatherguy9839]

@@g.o.a.tsports2880 i would say class act all the way to his days at FSU he sat with an autistic kid who was sitting alone at lunch and ate with him. He's a good man.

[@MJ-mj5cs]

Very happy for this young man!

[@meganayala9137]

I am so relieved and happy for Travis and his family!!

[@larrycunningham331]

Congratulations, young man! You deserve it!!

[@bobbyswain7049]

Lead detective....prosecutors....DA.....all should be investigated. The instigator and her posse need to be charged immediately for the death of their friend