Cortez Kennedy, N.F.L. Hall of Fame Defensive Tackle, Dies at 48

[JSngry]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/sports/football/cortez-kennedy-dead-seattle-seahawks.html

In an interview with The New York Times in 2015, he said that when he became a multimillionaire with his first contract, his stepfather told him to buy what he liked in his rookie season but to save money afterward. So Kennedy bought six cars — one for his mother, one for his girlfriend and four for himself. But he sold two of his when he saw the bill for the auto insurance. He adhered to a rigorous budget for the rest of his career.

[Scott Dolan]

Goddamn...  

[JSngry]

This is worrisome:

A spokeswoman for the Orlando Police Department said that there was nothing suspicious about Kennedy’s death but that it was being investigated. He had been experiencing headaches over the past week, his stepfather, Joe Harris, said in a telephone interview.

The whole head injury/brain trauma thing has really taken the wind out my NFL sails over the last few years. I really hope that those headaches were not related to his death...nobody's "too young to die", but still, 48 is not old by any measure.

[clifford_thornton]

Wow. That's sad. 

[Soulstation1]

Too Young 

RIP Cortez

[Kevin Bresnahan]

6 hours ago, JSngry said:

The whole head injury/brain trauma thing has really taken the wind out my NFL sails over the last few years. I really hope that those headaches were not related to his death...nobody's "too young to die", but still, 48 is not old by any measure.

Did you read the article linked in the obit you posted above? https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/28/sports/football/nfl-draft-class-1990.html

Chilling read.

And then read this (a bit more uplifting): https://www.theplayerstribune.com/sports/football/