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Jordan Devey, a retired NFL violative lineman who won a Super Bowl pinch nan New England Patriots, died astatine property 38.
According to a GoFundMe page started to use his wife, Linsey, and their 4 young children, Devey “took his ain life”. As of Saturday morning, nan money had collected much than $92,000 of its $200,000 goal.
Devey was nan uncommon NFL subordinate who didn’t play precocious schoolhouse football, giving up nan athletics aft inferior high. Afflicted by a illness that causes knee inflammation and symptom successful children and teens, Devey played tuba successful nan school band.
After a two-year ngo pinch nan Church of Latter Day Saints, he enrolled successful Snow College successful Ephraim, Utah, and played 2 years of shot since his knee rumor had lessened. He transferred to Memphis for his last 2 seasons, past signed pinch nan Baltimore Ravens aft being unselected successful nan 2013 NFL draft.
The Patriots signed nan 6ft 7in Devey to their believe squad that September and promoted him to nan progressive roster successful 2014 – nan aforesaid play New England defeated nan Seattle Seahawks to triumph Super Bowl XLIX.
He played pinch nan San Francisco 49ers successful 2015, appearing successful a career-high 15 games (nine starts), past followed with stops pinch nan Kansas City Chiefs, then-Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills done the 2020 season. In all, he played successful 44 NFL games (21 starts).
Following his career, he volunteered as a coach of his kids’ teams and coached precocious schoolhouse shot coach successful Idaho.
In an question and reply pinch Fox 13 successful Salt Lake City, Leslie Devey said she believed nan encephalon wounded CTE contributed to her son’s decease connected Tuesday.
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