terrifNick21 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-broncos-mckinley-death-txt,0,3972716.story DENVER - Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley has apparently taken his own life, sources tell FOX31 News.McKinley, 23, was found dead in Arapahoe County. No further details were immediately available. McKinley had struggled to stay healthy during his two years with the Broncos. Limited to kick returns, was placed on injury reserve with a knee injury in 2009. He was also placed on IR in 2010 prior to the start of the regular season. McKinley was a standout WR at South Carolina and climbed into the SEC record books with 207 receptions, the third-most in conference history, according to NFL.com. He also became just the 12th player in league history collect more than 2,700 receiving yards. McKinley is the third Broncos player to die a sudden death in the past four years. On New Year's Day 2007, cornerback Darrent Williams was killed in drive-by shooting in downtown Denver. In Feb. 2007, running back Damien Nash, 24, collapsed and died during a charity basketball game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMike21 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Just saw this on twitter. Horrible..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wow, that's just awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallascrushers Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 RIP this is a sad sad story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Oh my goodness How horrible .... his poor family .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 My word. The NFL has lost so many players the past few years. How tragic. Prayers to the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Oh my God...thoughts and prayers to his family and loved ones. Twenty-three and playing in the NFL...I would hope these kids could get the support or help they need to cope with whatever is bothering them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GritzRgreat Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 RIP Game**** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Can't imagine what he would be going through to take his own life at 23 years of age while playing in the NFL. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Oh God... this is horrible. Williams, Nash, McKinley. All Broncos players who have died in the last three years or so. How absolutely sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Awful. Really sad, not much else you can say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalBeast Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 R.I.P. I really feel sorry for the Broncos organization having all of these sudden deaths in the past few years. And they were all young players with promising careers in front of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wow. RIP. This is so so sad. I can't believe the Bronco's have had to endure THREE player's deaths in the past few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishtw Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I was reading the Sean Taylor Trail thread in the stadium at the end of the MNF game when I saw the ticker "NFL player found dead". In that thread was an embedded tribute video that was touching and when I saw the ticker on TV I just felt overwhelmed. Seeing these players die so young is horrible. I'm just so extremely sad right now, especially for his family. Losing a loved one is never easy but dealing with the fact he took his own life makes this tragedy so much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Can't imagine what he would be going through to take his own life at 23 years of age while playing in the NFL. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. I imagine it's been his struggles since he's been in the league. Just think, football is your life. It defines you a human being. You're setting records in college. Your hopes are high. Your friends and family believe in you. Your future is bright. Then your put on IR two years in a row. Your future as a football player, the thing that defines your entire existence looks like it might be coming to an end. The sense of failure is overwhelming. Throw in mental illness and what happened happens. Now I could be totally wrong. Maybe his girl left him. I don't know. But I'd be willing to bet that it's what I'm saying. I'll eat crow when I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 NFLPA established the Kenny McKinley Trust Fund with purpose of providing help with future expenses for McKinley’s one year old son, Keon. Contributions for Keon can be sent to: Kenny McKinley’s Trust Fund, c/o NFL Players Assoc., 1133 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 That's good to hear. What a terrible overall story though. Are the Broncos cursed now or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I imagine it's been his struggles since he's been in the league. Just think, football is your life. It defines you a human being. You're setting records in college. Your hopes are high. Your friends and family believe in you. Your future is bright. Then your put on IR two years in a row. Your future as a football player, the thing that defines your entire existence looks like it might be coming to an end. The sense of failure is overwhelming. Throw in mental illness and what happened happens.Now I could be totally wrong. Maybe his girl left him. I don't know. But I'd be willing to bet that it's what I'm saying. I'll eat crow when I'm wrong. Sounds like you were pretty dead on with your prediction based on the latest story. I figured you were probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSellers45 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 I can't believe that another Bronco has died. RIP Kenny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfriedenthal Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Really sad story... what seemed to have been a good, and very young kid. RIP. Family and friends are in my prayers, and I hope the Broncos kick ass this week in his honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Sounds like you were pretty dead on with your prediction based on the latest story.I figured you were probably right. Hadn't heard the latest so I had to look it up. Really sad. http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2010/09/21/report-mckinley-suffered-from-depression-following-knee-surgery/5286/ Broncos receiver Kenny McKinley was suffering from depression after undergoing knee surgery four weeks ago, according to a report released Tuesday night by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office.The department ruled that McKinley’s death was a suicide caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head while lying in his bed at his Aurora home. An autopsy performed by the Arapahoe County coroner’s office Tuesday morning confirmed the finding of suicide. The report, quoting an investigator at the scene, said McKinley had made statements shortly after the surgery “that he should just kill himself.” The report added McKinley didn’t know what he would do if he couldn’t play football because football was all he knew. If someone says they're going to kill themselves, or they're thinking about killing themselves, people need to take that **** serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iced Coffee Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 That is tragic that no one took his claims seriously May he RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 What is going on with the Broncos? Their death rate is off the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Feel sorry for the organization and his family. Him? Not so much. I've always thought it was a cowardly act to commit suiciide for many reasons and the most important one being the pain the loved ones left behind are going through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Everyone should read this article by Woody Paige: http://www.denverpost.com/paige/ci_16149407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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