{"id":495924,"date":"2026-02-22T02:53:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495924\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T02:53:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:53:08","slug":"vikings-wr-rondale-moore-dies-at-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495924\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings WR Rondale Moore dies at 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content warning: This story contains references to suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide and needs support now, call or text 988 or chat with the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline at <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"http:\/\/988lifeline.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:988lifeline.org;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">988lifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday in southern Indiana, according to Moore&#8217;s college coach. He was 25 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>New Albany police chief Todd Bailey told reporters <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whas11.com\/article\/sports\/football\/rondale-moore-dead-at-25-nfl-receiver\/417-ce00893c-7823-4deb-9da7-1d6e63df2a48\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moore was found in a garage with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Moore was found in a garage with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, who coached Moore at Purdue, released a statement fondly remembering his former player.<\/p>\n<p>Moore was in his fifth year in the NFL, but he&#8217;ll be remembered more for the heights he reached in college with the Boilermakers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not hyperbolizing to say he found instant stardom as a freshman. A 5-foot-7 weapon, Moore scored a 32-yard receiving touchdown and a 76-yard rushing touchdown in his first quarter of college action. He finished the game with 313 all-purpose yards, a program record.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Moore went on to post 2,048 all-purpose yards in 2018, earning him consensus All-American honors, the Paul Hornung Award for college football&#8217;s most versatile player, the Paul Warfield Trophy for the nation&#8217;s top wide receiver, the Big Ten Receiver of the Year award and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries marred the rest of his college career, as he played a combined seven games in his sophomore and junior year. Still, his talent was obvious enough that he generated significant interest as an NFL prospect.<\/p>\n<p>The Arizona Cardinals drafted him in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2021 NFL Draft, but injuries remained a persistent problem throughout his professional career. He stayed with Arizona for three seasons, posting 1,201 career receiving yards, then was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for Desmond Ridder.<\/p>\n<p>Moore never played another game, as he missed the entire 2024 season with a knee injury. He joined the Vikings the next season on a one-year contract, but suffered another season-ending knee injury in preseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>NFL players mourn Rondale Moore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Content warning: This story contains references to suicide. 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