“Horrible. Too Many Young Players Dying Recently”: NFL Twitter Mourns the Untimely Passing of 26-Year-Old Baltimore Ravens LB Jaylon Ferguson

The National Football League and its fans are reeling from another terrible loss following the suspicious death of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson. It was a shell-shocking announcement from the team regarding their late player on Wednesday. It led to an outpouring of condolence messages to his family from coaches, players, and fans on social media.

The Baltimore Police found the player after responding to a home in the city’s northern district. After entering the house, the officers found Ferguson unresponsive and in need of medical attention. However, he never found consciousness and was pronounced dead by the medical personnel.

According to the police, there were no signs of trauma or foul play on the scene. They add it has been sent for forensic evaluation while not ruling out a case of overdosing.

While sharing his thoughts about Ferguson posthumously, current Ravens head coach John Harbaugh states, “Jaylon was a good-hearted, gentle person who loved his family and his team. He was a joy to talk with and be around every day. You always wanted to see and talk to ‘Ferg.’ Our prayers and our help go to his family. Our hearts are with his Spirit. R.I.P., Jaylon.”

The former 3rd round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft was looking for a major role in the upcoming season. He was in the best shape and looking to enjoy a breakout season.

NFL Twitter shared their condolences over Jaylon Ferguson and his untimely passing

The death is more surprising for fans and teammates because of Ferguson and his connections with them. While his teammate Tony Jefferson believes his passing to be sad news, he adds how it will galvanize the entire roster.

The former Louisiana Tech received the nickname ‘Sack Daddy’ from fans and players. He holds the FBS record for career sacks with 45. In his 3 NFL seasons, he recorded 67 tackles and 4.5 sacks and will go down as a Bulldog great.

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Even NFL fans on Twitter were chiming in with their thoughts about the Ravens LB’s passing.

One NFL fan was sharing his dismay over the death of the promising player. 

One NFL fan gave a harsh assessment of another loss for the NFL world.

Another NFL fan was voicing his opinion over conspiracy theories online.

One NFL fan was expecting much more developments to come surrounding his death.

Another NFL fan shared his surprise over Ferguson’s shocking end to a young career.

One NFL fan was wondering what is happening in sports.

Another NFL fan was calling out fans making wild assumptions.

Finally, a fan was collectively sharing the mood of all the fans.

Ferguson was arguably in the best shape of his life and ready to make his mark in 2022. But his untimely passing might spur his teammates to make the upcoming season count and achieve something special.

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