{"id":772872,"date":"2026-02-24T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/772872\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T09:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:18:28","slug":"super-bowl-winner-reveals-he-was-suicidal-at-age-23-in-emotional-video-after-rondale-moore-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/772872\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl winner reveals he was suicidal at age 23 in emotional video after Rondale Moore death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> star AJ Brown has made a brave admission that he was once suicidal during an emotional address to the NFL community.<\/p>\n

The three-time Pro Bowler revealed he considered taking his own life at the age of 23 in a raw video shared with his followers on Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Brown’s powerful message comes as the NFL reels from the tragic death of Minnesota<\/a> Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore at the age of 25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Vikings star was found in his garage at home with what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police chief Todd Bailey said.<\/p>\n

Eagles wide receiver Brown offered his condolences to the families of Marshawn Kneeland, Kareem Lacy and Moore during the ten-minute clip.<\/p>\n

‘I just wanted to come share some light on it really quickly,’ Brown said as he opened up about his own secret battle with his mental health.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver AJ Brown shared an emotional message with fans<\/p>\n

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Wide receiver Rondale Moore died from\u00a0a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday<\/p>\n

‘I myself represent a mental health advocate. I take pride in my mental health; it’s something that I practice each and every day.’<\/p>\n

The Super Bowl LIX champion urged fellow athletes not to let the pressures of the game or ‘nasty things’ said by fans define their worth.<\/p>\n

‘I once thought that was the way. I was 23 years old and I thought the same thing,’ Brown admitted while reflecting on his own darkest moments.<\/p>\n

He warned players against taking ‘the easy way out’ and insisted that there is far more to life than the results on the football field.<\/p>\n

‘Man, I have so much life ahead of me. I have so many family members who love me. I have accomplished so much,’ the superstar added.<\/p>\n

Brown, now a father to a three-year-old and a five-year-old, credited his faith in Jesus Christ for helping him find fulfilment beyond sport.<\/p>\n

‘The only thing fulfilling in this world is our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,’ he said, calling his immense football talent a ‘gift’ from God.<\/p>\n

He spoke directly to men in the community, telling them they are ‘not too tough’ to reach out for professional help when they are struggling.<\/p>\n

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‘I once thought that was the way. I was 23 years old and I thought the same thing,’ Brown admitted while reflecting on his own darkest moments<\/p>\n

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Brown, now a father to a three-year-old and a five-year-old, credited his faith in Jesus Christ for helping him find fulfilment beyond sport.<\/p>\n

‘Seek God. Go talk to Him first and foremost before you even go talk to a therapist – but go talk to a therapist. Reach out to your loved ones.’<\/p>\n

‘Whatever failure you think you had, you have to keep going. There’s no failure in this life. You’re on your own timeline,’ he insisted.<\/p>\n

Brown encouraged players to use positive affirmations and sticky notes around their homes to combat the negative thoughts that can creep in.<\/p>\n

‘If you’ve ever played chess, the game ain’t over until the King is knocked over. That’s why the enemy tries to come at you… the King.’<\/p>\n

‘Stay locked in. We’re more than this football game. We are human beings with so much more out there to accomplish. Don’t end it like that.’<\/p>\n

As the NFL world mourned the loss of another young player in Moore, former tackle Breiden Fehoko pointed the finger at the league’s teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Imma keep it a stack.. I don’t care, I’m retired I’ll say what I want,’ the former Chargers star posted on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Former tackle Breiden Fehoko suggested NFL teams are not supporting players’ wellbeing\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tributes flooded in for the Minnesota Vikings wide receiver after his death at the age of just 25<\/p>\n

‘These NFL teams come out here and post these mental health awareness posts talking about they care about players “don’t be afraid to reach out” etc. All they care about is what you bring to the table when it’s game day.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added:\u00a0‘I’ll start believing they care about player health when the Owner, GM, & head coach treat everyone on that roster the same from the franchise QB to the janitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘Until then don’t tell me they care cause they posted some hotline number when shit like this happens. I’m here for any of my brothers that just wanna talk and shoot the shit. I love y’all. I care about y’all. I’m here for y’all.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fehoko, who won a national championship with LSU in 2020, announced his retirement from football back in November at the age of 29.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Eagles star AJ Brown has made a brave admission that he was once suicidal during an emotional…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[3225,7,233,259,2529,6,817,234],"class_list":{"0":"post-772872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-minnesota-vikings","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-minnesota","11":"tag-minnesota-vikings","12":"tag-minnesotavikings","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-sport","15":"tag-vikings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116124864625309340","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=772872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/772872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=772872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=772872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=772872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}