Former NFL linebacker Adrian Robinson dead at just 25

[zwiebel]

25-year-old former NFL linebacker Adrian Robinson died Sunday, the Tiger Cats and his rep have announced. No further details have been provided though.

Robinson signed with Hamilton as a free agent April 27. He appeared in 12 games for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2012. In 2013, he played six games for the Denver Broncos and two for the San Diego Chargers.

From Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Robinson had 156 tackles and 22 1/2 sacks in 50 games for Temple. In 2009, his sophomore season, he was honored as the Mid-American Conference defensive player of the year. He had 14 tackles for losses and 12 sacks that season.

http://m.wsbtv.com/news/news/nation...-dead-25/nmJNk/?ecmp=wsbtv_social_twitter_sfp

 

[zwiebel]

Complete mystery. He was so young. Wonder what could have happened?

 

[zwiebel]

He has a young daughter. Very sad.

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/adrian-robinson-dead-ex-nfl-player-dies-at-25-2015185

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

Maybe suicide?

 

[Always Amazed]

http://www.9news.com/story/sports/n.../05/17/adrian-robinson-broncos-dies/27514681/

"KUSA—According to multiple reports citing the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office, former Broncos player Adrian Robinson Jr. took his own life by hanging Saturday. He was 25."

 

[katydid23]

VERY SAD. He was only 25???? Must be so heartbreaking for his family. RIP young man :rose:

 

[MagnoliaMountain]

Oh no...I kind of knew it sadly. So sad for his loved ones, epspecially his daughter.

 

[0101ABA]

Autopsy: NFL ex-player who killed himself had brain disease

A former NFL lineman from Pennsylvania who killed himself at 25 had a brain disease that has been linked to repeated blows to the head, researchers confirmed Wednesday.

Adrian Robinson Jr.'s diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy was confirmed through officials at the NFL brain bank at Boston University.
(...)
"He went from being one of the nicest guys you'd ever want to talk to, to having a darker edge at times," Andreozzi said. "The family started noticing changes in his behavior, and didn't know why."

http://pro32.ap.org/article/autopsy-nfl-ex-player-who-killed-himself-had-brain-injury

 

[bluesneakers]

Autopsy: NFL ex-player who killed himself had brain disease


http://pro32.ap.org/article/autopsy-nfl-ex-player-who-killed-himself-had-brain-injury

When I read suicide my first thought was another TBI.

The NFL needs to get it together already. This is too much.

RIP Adrian. You will be missed.