Ex-NFLer Alphonso Smith Jr. dead at 40 in suspected suicide after troubling social media post

Source: New York Post

Alphonso Smith, a standout cornerback at Wake Forest who later spent four seasons in the NFL, died by suicide Wednesday at the age of 40, TMZ reported. The former Bronco and Lion wrote a troubling social media post hours before his death, in which he called himself a “coward” and referenced abuse he suffered as a child. Alphonso Smith of the Detroit Lions scores a touchdown after a second-quarter interception in front of Toby Gerhart of the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on December 11, 2011.