Henry Ruggs is waiting on a parole decision that could put him on track for release from prison as soon as Aug. 5. The Nevada Board of Parole is expected to rule by June 14 on whether the former NFL receiver, sentenced to three to 10 years after a fatal 2021 crash, will be allowed out after serving three years.

The timing makes Ruggs a search term again because the decision comes now, not later, and because it could determine whether he remains behind bars through the rest of the summer or walks out with a path back to life outside prison. He told the board at a hearing last month that he thinks about Tina Tintor’s death every day and asked for “the privilege of parole so I can prove myself to everyone.”

Ruggs, 26, pleaded guilty in May 2023 to one count of DUI resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter after the November 2021 crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog. Prosecutors said he was driving as fast as 156 mph with a blood-alcohol level of 0.161, more than twice the legal limit, when his Corvette hit the car carrying Tintor and her pet. He was sentenced in August 2023.

Tintor’s family did not speak publicly during or after the hearing, but her mother, Mirjana Komazec, had a statement read at Ruggs’ sentencing. She said every parent’s worst nightmare is to raise a child only to lose them to another person’s negligence, and described the pain of that loss as something felt every day.

That history is what makes the parole bid so fraught. Ruggs has said, “I’m a religious person and pray for her family daily,” while also telling a group in Las Vegas last year that he wanted to return to the NFL when released. He was a first-round pick by the Raiders in 2020, had 24 catches for 469 yards and two touchdowns in seven games in 2021, and remains a free agent who could sign with any team if he is released.

Even if parole is granted, the football question would not be simple. The NFL’s personal-conduct policy can still lead to punishment, including suspension, without a criminal conviction, and Ruggs’ move in December 2025 from a minimum-security facility in Las Vegas to a medium-security prison in Northern Nevada underscored that his case is still being watched closely inside and outside football. For now, the board’s decision by June 14 is the only date that matters.