Rudi Johnson Dead From Suspected Suicide

In response to NBC Information, Johnson, who performed his collegiate profession with Auburn College, the place he was the Southeastern Convention Participant of the 12 months in 2000, was taken to a medical facility after emergency personnel responded to a cellphone name in Sunny Isles Seaside, Florida. Miami-Dade Hearth Rescue personnel arrived round 11:13 a.m., Sept. 22, to deal with and transport an “grownup trauma alert affected person.”

It has been speculated that he died by suicide, because the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Workplace has acknowledged that “no foul play [is] suspected”, as they’re investigating Johnson’s loss of life.

“All indications are resulting in suicide,” Detective Joseph Peguero informed the media outlet.

Johnson’s agent, Peter Schaffer, mentioned that extra analysis must be carried out relating to CTE (persistent traumatic encephalopathy), a degenerative mind illness primarily present in athletes, army veterans, and others with a historical past of repetitive mind trauma, in line with the Concussion Legacy Basis.”

“These tragic circumstances should additionally function a name to motion,” Schaffer mentioned in a written assertion. “The NFL and the scientific group should do extra — extra analysis into CTE, extra innovation into how we will deal with it, stop it, and supply help to these residing with it. Gamers previous, current, and future deserve nothing much less.”

Johnson was a fourth-round NFL Draft decide, No. 100 total, when the Bengals chosen him in 2001.

His alma mater posted its condolences to the previous participant on social media.