RIP Cortez Kennedy

[Dick Whitman]

Hall of Famer Cortez Kennedy dies at 48

 

[dixiehack]

I Googled "Miami Hurricanes dying young" just because it felt like a trend. Dear Lord.

Nicolas' death evokes memories of other young Canes gone too soon | Eye on the U

 

[Liut]

Didn't he play JUCO at Northwest Mississippi for Bobby Franklin?

RIP, but not surprised. Too many die too young.

 

[JC]

My favourite Seahawk. He was dominant on some pretty horrific teams.

 

[jr/shotglass]

Has the late 40s become the mortality norm for NFL veterans? Chilling thought.

 

[Liut]

Has the late 40s become the mortality norm for NFL veterans? Chilling thought.

I knew Kent Hull the last few years of his life. Died at 50. Really hit me hard.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

Has the late 40s become the mortality norm for NFL veterans? Chilling thought.

Remember, these were for the most part very large men who were already very large when they were in peak playing shape. Assuming natural causes, but the health risks from this alone must be sky high.

 

[Buck]

Good player.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

NFLN was on at the barbershop tonight. I was there for half an hour and this wasn't mentioned. OTAs and Super Bowl locations filled the airtime.

 

[JC]

Good player.

Great, great player. The year he won defensive player of the year on a 2-14 Seahawks team he was as dominant a tackle you have seen.

 

[cranberry]

I began work for a trading card company in 1990, Kennedy's rookie year, overseeing the baseball and football products for the company's high-end Pinnacle brand and my first product SKU was football. I recall putting him in a lot of the "all-rookie" and "future stars" types of subsets and chase sets.

 

[tapintoamerica]

NFLN was on at the barbershop tonight. I was there for half an hour and this wasn't mentioned. OTAs and Super Bowl locations filled the airtime.

Graduates of the Fox News School of Unpleasant News Denial.

 

[albert777]

Didn't he play JUCO at Northwest Mississippi for Bobby Franklin?

RIP, but not surprised. Too many die too young.

Yes to the question above. Our league has sent some awfully good players on to bigger and better, and he's in the conversation for the best ever.