One of the greatest players of the Mark Dantonio era at Michigan State football is set to give back to the university in a major way. On Friday, it was announced that former Spartan cornerback Trae Waynes will donate $500,000 to MSU, earmarked for the new Tom Izzo Football Building.
Waynes was with the Spartans from 2011 to 2014, being named First-Team All-Big Ten in 2014. He was drafted No. 11 overall in the 2015 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Waynes stayed with Minnesota until 2019, before joining the Bengals. Unfortunately, Waynes struggled with injuries in Cincinnati and, this summer, said, in regards to his NFL career: ‘In my head, I’m done.’
