Former NFL offensive lineman Jordan Devey dies at 38 - NBC Sports

What the report says

NBCSports.com’s Pro Football Talk reported that former NFL offensive lineman Jordan Devey has died at age 38. The report, published July 25, 2026, said Devey played for five NFL organizations across an eight-year professional career after entering the league as an undrafted player in 2013 out of Memphis.

Citing Jeremy Tombs of Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, NBCSports said Devey died by suicide. The outlet also reported that Devey’s parents told Tombs they believe he had suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE. That condition, associated in public discussion with repeated head impacts, can only be definitively diagnosed after death; NBCSports did not report any confirmed medical finding in the article text provided.

Devey first signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2013 but was released before landing with the New England Patriots. He was on New England’s roster in 2013 and 2014 and received a Super Bowl ring after the Patriots’ championship season. He later played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2015, the Kansas City Chiefs from 2016 through 2018, the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders in 2019, and the Buffalo Bills in 2020.

According to NBCSports, Devey appeared in 44 regular-season NFL games and started 21 of them. His death adds to continuing concern around the long-term health of former football players, though the specific circumstances and any medical conclusions in Devey’s case were not established in the provided report.