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9:23 AM PT — In a second replace to TMZ Sports activities, the Baltimore Police Dept. says “investigators will not be ruling out the potential of an overdose.”
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7:18 AM PT — The Baltimore Police Dept. tells TMZ Sports activities … officers responded to a Baltimore residence at round 11:25 PM on Tuesday concerning a report of a “questionable demise.”
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Police say after they arrived on scene, they discovered Ferguson unresponsive whereas being handled by medics.
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“Ferguson by no means regained consciousness,” cops say, “and was pronounced useless on the scene by medics.”
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Cops say they don’t suspect foul play presently. They added there have been no indicators of trauma.
Baltimore Ravens cross rusher Jaylon Ferguson has tragically died at 26 years outdated, the group introduced on Wednesday.
No particulars surrounding his demise have been launched.
“We’re profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens stated in a press release early Wednesday morning.
We’re profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson. pic.twitter.com/ylBvLEzjer
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 22, 2022 @Ravens
“He was a form, respectful younger man with a giant smile and infectious persona.”
The group added, “We specific our heartfelt condolences to Jaylon’s household and pals as we mourn a life misplaced a lot too quickly.”
Ferguson was picked by the Ravens within the third spherical of the 2019 NFL Draft … and performed in 38 complete video games for the group the final three seasons, tallying 4.5 sacks and 67 tackles.
Previous to his NFL profession, the 6-foot-5, 275-pound athlete was a celebrity at Louisiana Tech Univ.
Ferguson recorded 45 complete sacks in his profession there, making him the NCAA profession sacks chief. The varsity mourned his demise in a press release on Twitter on Wednesday morning.
“We’ll bear in mind his God-given abilities on the sector and his infectious persona off of it,” the college stated. “Our ideas and prayers are along with his household and pals.”
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TMZ Sports activities really spoke with Ferguson simply earlier than he was drafted again in 2019. On the time, he had been mired in a little bit of controversy as a consequence of an arrest throughout his freshman yr at Louisiana Tech that was stopping him from totally taking part within the NFL mix that yr.
However, he was type and humble throughout our dialog, and defined he was trying on the complete scenario from a optimistic perspective.
RIP
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