Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead's 24th birthday celebration Saturday night was supposed to include a stop at the V Live nightclub in Dallas.

Whitehead changed his plans, and he's grateful he did; the club was the scene of a shooting early Sunday morning that is reportedly connected to the gunshot wound suffered by Denver Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib.

"I'm glad [Talib's] OK and hoping for a speedy recovery. But big time, I'm glad I didn't make it there," Whitehead said, according to the Dallas Morning News. "Definitely that whole thing -- nothing good happens after [midnight]. Definitely something you know you put in the back of your head. When I heard about it, I was definitely happy I never made it back over there."

"When I heard about it, I was definitely happy I never made it back over there," Cowboys wide receiver Lucky Whitehead said of not making it to V Live. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

Whitehead said he and a few teammates celebrated at a different club, and that he drove by V Live on his way home and saw "all the cops and stuff outside."

Police and the NFL are still investigating the circumstances that led to the gunshot wound to Talib's right leg. The Broncos have said Talib did not require surgery and that the injury is not expected to affect him this season.