Shocking news from Tampa this morning. It has been announced that Tennessee Titans WR O.J. Murdock, who was also a former South Carolina signee, has shot and killed himself in front of his former high school in Tampa. All the Tampa TV stations are reporting this story.
He died at 10:43 this morning. After being dismissed from the Gamecocks, he played at Fort Hays State in Kansas. He was on the IR last year for the Titans, but had not reported this year due to personal reasons.
An article with more info: http://www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/ex-middleton-star-oj-murdock-dies/14286/
This is sad news. He was 25 years old. He was on the same team with Kenny McKinley, who also had the same fate.
UPDATED WITH TITANS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF O.J. MURDOCK (from WTVF):
“We are shocked and saddened to hear of O.J. Murdock’s death this morning. In his brief time here, a number of our players, coaches and staff had grown close to O.J., and this is a difficult time for them. He spent the last year battling back from an Achilles injury as he prepared for this year’s training camp. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they try to cope with this tragedy.”
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