Overview
- Devey died by suicide on Tuesday, July 21, his family and a GoFundMe page announced, and his wife confirmed the loss in a social-media tribute posted near the couple’s 15th anniversary.
- The GoFundMe seeks $200,000 for Linsey Devey and the couple’s four children and had raised roughly $90,000 at the time of reporting.
- Devey built an unlikely NFL career after going undrafted in 2013, won a Super Bowl ring with the 2014 New England Patriots season, and finished his career with 44 regular-season games and 21 starts across five teams before retiring in 2021.
- His parents have publicly said they believe he may have suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), but no medical diagnosis has been confirmed and family members say testing may not be possible given the circumstances of his death.
- Teammates, former clubs and his high school in Eagle, Idaho honored him as a coach and mentor, and the coverage has prompted calls for mental-health support and use of crisis resources such as the 988 lifeline.