NFL player shot and wounded on the doorstep of his dreams | 'You're going to get everything I got' Jaylen Twyman grew up in Northeast DC and was just drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. He's recovering after being shot while visiting his aunt in his old neighborhood Author: Bruce Leshan Updated: 7:02 PM EDT June 22, 2021 WASHINGTON — An NFL player from D.C. on the doorstep of his dreams is recovering after being shot in Northeast on Monday along with three other men. Jaylen Twyman, 21, was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings just two months ago, after a lifetime of struggle that had seen his brother and uncle gunned down.