Cortez Kennedy passes away at the age of 48

Much too young obviously. RIP. God bless. Prayers to his family and friends.

What a player.

"A third-round pick out of the University of Miami, the monster in the middle of the Seahawks defensive line managed eight Pro Bowl honors, five All-Pro selections and a Defensive Player of the Year award (1992) during his 11-year career in Seattle."

he was the 3rd overall pick, not a third round pick.

He was a beast...

for Seattle fans to find out who Cortez Kennedy is

Tez Rex

Wow.. terrible. RIP.

then he's certainly in conversation.

This game is hard on people.

Pro's never lived up to his billing thou highly productive.

In comment 13479641 Carl in CT said:

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Pro's never lived up to his billing thou highly productive.

he's a HOFer...

Is for Canes Fans tongue in cheek.

In comment 13479641 Carl in CT said:

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Pro's never lived up to his billing thou highly productive.

He must have been all units in college if he didn't live up to billing

In comment 13479641 Carl in CT said:

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Pro's never lived up to his billing thou highly productive.

What a ridiculous post. Jesus christ

too young...

Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

But until the cause of death is established it's pretty foolish to comment based on pure speculation.

have shorter shelf lives - could have been several things

In comment 13479801 bc4life said:

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have shorter shelf lives - could have been several things

Yep. Heart attacks aren't uncommon for such large fellas.

The Seahawks traded the 8th and 10th overall picks to New England in order to move up to the third spot to get him. The Patriots then selected Chris Singleton and Ray Agnew with the 8th and 10th pick.

So sad to hear.

In comment 13479641 Carl in CT said:

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Pro's never lived up to his billing thou highly productive.

Really?

Cortez ... was he one of the guys known on the radio as The Fellas?

... that's Lincoln Kennedy. My bad.

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young.

In comment 13479591 AnyoneButPhilly said:

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for Seattle fans to find out who Cortez Kennedy is

Not everything is appropriate for a joke, unless it's funny.

Too early notwithstanding, how many of you didn't think CTE as a likelihood?

Within several years, they are supposed to find a way to diagnose CTE on live people.

In comment 13479724 LCtheINTMachine said:

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Wouldn't surprise me one bit.

The same was speculated right after Selmon.it wasnt head injuries there and most likely it here IMO.

It's usually weight diabetes and other issues. I'm not trying to diminish head injuries but the tole on bodies Offensive and defensive linemen is insane. Most of those guys weight 250 pounds or more for over 2 to 3 decades. Into 4 decades of they make it that far. Also the propensity of hypertension and type 2 diabetes for people that size is a bigger issue the head injuries most often.

While the head injury issue is troubling the fact that many of these guys very often can never get their weight in line is a bigger issue.

looked like he had his weight under control pretty well. Sad.

In comment 13479591 AnyoneButPhilly said:

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for Seattle fans to find out who Cortez Kennedy is

Hahaha.

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RIP to a very good guy. Sucks that the good die young.