{"id":312929,"date":"2026-02-23T11:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/312929\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T11:51:08","slug":"nfl-in-shock-after-death-of-minnesota-vikings-receiver-rondale-moore-aged-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/312929\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL in shock after death of Minnesota Vikings receiver Rondale Moore, aged 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Rondale<\/p>\n

Rondale Moore, pictured back in 2023, during his time withthe Arizona Cardinals. Photo: Cooper Neill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday in southern Indiana, according to officials. He was 25 years old.<\/p>\n

New Albany police chief Todd Bailey said Moore was found in a garage beside his home, according to local media outlets.<\/p>\n

The Floyd County Coroner\u2019s Office confirmed his death on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

An autopsy will be performed, and his death remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

Moore, a star receiver at Purdue University, was drafted into the NFL by the Arizona Cardinals in 2021.<\/p>\n

He played with the team for three years before a series of knee injuries stalled his career for several seasons.<\/p>\n

He signed with the Vikings before the 2025 season and tore his ACL in the first preseason game.<\/p>\n

University of Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, who coached Moore at Purdue, said Moore was \u201ca complete joy to coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ultimate competitor that wouldn\u2019t back down from any challenge,\u201d he wrote. \u201cRondale had a work ethic unmatched by anyone. A great teammate that would come through in any situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all loved Rondale, we loved his smile and competitive edge that always wanted to please everyone he came in contact with.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe offer all of our thoughts and prayers to Rondale and his family, we love him very much.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York Giants quarterback Russell Wilson shared a tribute to Moore on X: \u201cRIP Rondale Moore. Heartbroken for your family, friends, & teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n

If you have been affected by the contents of this article, click here<\/a> for a list of helplines and supports available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rondale Moore, pictured back in 2023, during his time withthe Arizona Cardinals. Photo: Cooper Neill\/Getty Images Minnesota Vikings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312930,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,60,898,112],"class_list":["post-312929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-latest-news-ticker","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}