Overview

• Miami-Dade authorities say the case is being investigated as a suicide with no early evidence of foul play.
• Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson said on the Nightcap show that he is hurt he never got to say goodbye to his former Bengals teammate.
• Bengals president Mike Brown praised Rudi Johnson as a dependable, productive player who was beloved in the locker room.
• TMZ Sports reported Johnson had recent mental-health issues and cited a family source who suggested possible CTE, which has not been verified.
• Johnson, 45, died Tuesday in South Florida; he and Ochocinco were 2001 Bengals draftees who helped deliver the team’s 2005 division title before Johnson’s 2008 stint with the Lions.