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  • Titans' O.J. Murdock dies of apparent suicide

    The Tampa Police Department has confirmed to NFL.com and NFL Network that Tennessee Titans wide receiver Orenthal James Murdock, 25, died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Monday morning. He died at 10:43 a.m. ET.



    Tennessee Titans wide receiver O.J. Murdock died Monday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Tampa police say. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL.com)

    The tragic news comes just one day after the Titans placed Murdock on their "did not report" list. Murdock was "waive/injured" last August and spent the year on injured reserve. Titans head coach Mike Munchak indicated Murdock was absent from training camp for "personal reasons."

    Murdock was found in his car in front of Middleton High School, as the Tampa Bay Times first reported. He was then transported to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition.

    Murdock was signed by the Titans in July 2011, and graduated from Middleton High in 2005. He never appeared in a game with the Titans.

    The Titans released the following statement Monday:

    “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.”

    We send out condolences and thoughts out to Murdock's family


    By Gregg Rosenthal
    Trading for all Cleveland teams in Cleveland uniforms, Cleveland minor league affiliates & Columbus Bluejackets

  • #2
    Sad very sad and sad for his family
    I collect mainly football these days, Maurice Jones Drew, Joe Flacco, Matt Forte, DeMarco Murray, Patrick Willis, Emmitt Smith and 1974 Topps. Baseball Derek Jeter. Basketball Kevin Garnett. Non Sports James Bond, Star Wars, Tomb Raider.

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    • #3
      Very sad. Wonder what he was trying to say by doing this in his car in front of his old high school? Maybe high school represented a happier time for him?

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