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Rudi Johnson, Former Bengals Running Back, Dead at 45 in Suspected Suicide

Officials have not tied the case to brain disease because any CTE finding would require postmortem confirmation.

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Overview

  • The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said no crime is suspected, and a detective told NBC News that all signs point to suicide.
  • Emergency crews were dispatched Monday at about 11:13 a.m. to Sunny Isles Beach for an adult trauma patient at an address matching Johnson's residence.
  • Media reports citing TMZ described recent mental-health struggles and possible CTE-related symptoms, but there is no medical confirmation and CTE can only be definitively diagnosed after death.
  • Bengals owner Mike Brown issued a statement mourning Johnson and praising him as a great person and an excellent running back.
  • Johnson spent most of his NFL career with Cincinnati, earned a 2004 Pro Bowl selection, and finished his final season with the Detroit Lions in 2008.