Marine, NFL Rookie Rayuan Lane visits Pentagon, meets Defense Secretary

  • Jacksonville Jaguars NFL player and U.S. Naval Academy graduate Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III tosses a football with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outside the Pentagon's river entrance during Lane's Pentagon visit, July 2, 2025.
    Jacksonville Jaguars NFL player and U.S. Naval Academy graduate Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III tosses a football with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outside the Pentagon's river entrance during Lane's Pentagon visit, July 2, 2025.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars NFL player and U.S. Naval Academy graduate Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III tours the Pentagon with his family, July 2, 2025.
    Jacksonville Jaguars NFL player and U.S. Naval Academy graduate Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III tours the Pentagon with his family, July 2, 2025.
  • 2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III visits with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, July 2, 2025.
    2nd Lt. Rayuan Lane III visits with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, July 2, 2025.
    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lofted a football to the young officer and recent NFL draftee on the Pentagon steps, a first for the secretary at the iconic building. Lane, a newly commissioned Marine Corps officer and rookie defensive back for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was visiting the Pentagon with his family at Hegseth’s invitation.Hegseth praised Lane as an embodiment of service and...

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