Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 25
Super Bowl Champion Jordan Devey Dies by Suicide at 38
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 25

Super Bowl Champion Jordan Devey Dies by Suicide at 38

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 25

Summary

  • Jordan Devey, a former NFL offensive lineman who won Super Bowl XLIX with New England, died by suicide at 38, his family confirmed in a GoFundMe campaign.
  • The fundraiser said the death left his family facing a heartbreaking period and described Devey as a devoted husband, father of four and volunteer coach in Eagle, Idaho.
  • Linsey Devey posted earlier this week on what would have been their 15th wedding anniversary, sharing bedside and wedding photos and writing that their family was grieving his absence.
  • Devey played 44 NFL games, starting 21, after entering the league with Baltimore's practice squad and later spending time with the Patriots, 49ers, Chiefs, Raiders and Bills.
  • He is also noted as the only player in NFL history to have blocked for Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.

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Could the invisible toll of protecting the NFL's greatest quarterbacks have quietly led to a Super Bowl champion's tragic and sudden end?
What hidden struggles drove a beloved coach and the only man to block for Brady, Mahomes, and Allen to such a heartbreaking decision?