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Former NFL Lineman Jordan Devey’s Suicide Sparks CTE Concerns

7/25/2026

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Jordan Devey died by suicide on July 23, at age 38.
He had played for six NFL teams, won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots in 2014, and retired in 2021.
Parents Leslie and Kerry Devey say chronic traumatic encephalopathy may have contributed, urging mental-health outreach and listing Lifeline 988.
A GoFundMe for his wife Linsey and their four children seeks $200,000, having raised $52,387.

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Jordan Devey died by suicide on July 23, at age 38.
He had played for six NFL teams, won Super Bowl XLIX with the Patriots in 2014, and retired in 2021.
Parents Leslie and Kerry Devey say chronic traumatic encephalopathy may have contributed, urging mental-health outreach and listing Lifeline 988.
A GoFundMe for his wife Linsey and their four children seeks $200,000, having raised $52,387.