MIAMI, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Former Cincinnati Bengals star Rudi Johnson died of suicide at his Miami-area residence, a source familiar with the incident told UPI on Tuesday. He was 45.
Sunny Isles Police Department Lt. Melissa M. Porro said officers responded to a call Monday at Johnson's Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., home. The department turned over the investigation into his death to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
"We are heartbroken by the tragic passing of our friend and client Rudi Johnson," said Johnson's former agent, Peter Schaffer. "Rudi lived his life in the service of others. He was a man who disdained self-promotion and avoided the spotlight of social media, yet his presence was always felt through his positivity, energy, and generosity.
"It has been one of the greatest honors of my career and my life to call him both a client and a friend. His legacy will not be measured by statistics or accolades, but by the countless lives he touched and the love he gave so freely."
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