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I Detroit Lions hanno annunciato che il linebacker Jessie Lemonier è morto all’età di 25 anni. Cinguettio. “Jessie era un compagno di squadra modello e un giovane meraviglioso che se n’è andato troppo presto. I nostri pensieri e le nostre preghiere sono con la sua famiglia e i suoi amici in questo momento difficile”. Lemonier avrebbe compiuto 26 anni il 31 gennaio. Non si conoscono le cause della morte.
According to Sports Illustrated, Lemonier was a Liberty University alum who became an undrafted free agent in 2020. He signed with the Los Angeles Chargers that year and in 2021, he signed with the Lions. He was claimed off waivers and later released by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2022 season.
Lions linebacker coach Kelvin Sheppard pointed out his “laid-back” attitude. “I tell him he belongs on the beach because he has this laid-back demeanor to him,” the coach said of his former linebacker in 2021 (via Pride of Detroit). He mentioned that Lemonier sometimes needed to be “pushed” in order to get him to play at his full potential, indicating that it may have affected his performance on the field.
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