Who is Ricky Lane from Deal Breaker and what is their importance?

Ricky Lane is Myron Bolitar's most high-profile client. Lane plays professional football for the New York Jets franchise. Lane was a high school teammate of Christian Steele. In addition, Steele and Lane both played football for Reston University. Lane admits to witnessing the rape of Kathy Culver, but maintains that he did not participate in the rape. After Lane turns state's evidence against his former Reston teammates, Myron "dumps" him as a client (pg. 343.)