Overview

• The Bengals confirmed Johnson’s death, and police told multiple outlets he died by suicide at his Sunny Isles Beach residence.
• Sunny Isles Police said they responded Monday and have turned the investigation over to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, with no final report released.
• Family sources reported he had recent mental-health struggles and concerns about possible effects of CTE, which can only be confirmed postmortem.
• Johnson made the Pro Bowl in 2004 and set Cincinnati’s single-season rushing records with 1,454 yards in 2004 and 1,458 in 2005 during three straight 1,300-yard, 12-touchdown seasons.
• Tributes poured in from the Bengals and Auburn as former teammates remembered his impact, and coverage noted his post-career charitable work through the Rudi Johnson Foundation.