Overview

• Police in Florida told TMZ that Johnson died by suicide shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
• A family source told TMZ he had recently struggled with mental-health issues and possible effects of CTE.
• Johnson was a 2001 fourth-round pick who earned a 2004 Pro Bowl selection and set the Bengals’ single-season rushing mark with 1,458 yards in 2005.
• He finished his NFL career with 5,979 rushing yards and 49 rushing touchdowns, concluding with the Detroit Lions in 2008.
• He founded the Rudi Johnson Foundation to support children and families, and local reports note a recent induction into the Chesterfield Sports Hall of Fame.