Former Patriot Ron Brace has died

[Wilfork#75]

Very sad, RIP

Mike Loyko ‏@NEPD_Loyko 7m7 minutes ago
Former Boston College and #Patriots DT Ron Brace has died according to his friends (via Facebook).

 

[Wilfork#75]

Former BC teammate

 

[Mike the Brit]

Oh no! So young. My thoughts are with his loved ones.

 

[jah]

Ugh...hate this news. Hate that it came so closely after so many of us were talking about him in the disappointments thread. Even though his career didn't really work out here, it never seemed to be for lack of trying and I even remember him looking alright at times in 2010.

The fact that he's from Springfield hits especially close to home for me, as a Western Mass native.

 

[FCB02062]

WTF? That's awful... He was a great player at BC...

 

[Love The Drake]

Ugh...hate this news. Hate that it came so closely after so many of us were talking about him in the disappointments thread. Even though his career didn't really work out here, it never seemed to be for lack of trying and I even remember him looking alright at times in 2010.

The fact that he's from Springfield hits especially close to home for me, as a Western Mass native.

Said perfectly

 

[ALP]

This is eerie...

There's a history of former patriots DL dying young in unfortunate ways

 

[203Pat]

Ugh...hate this news. Hate that it came so closely after so many of us were talking about him in the disappointments thread. Even though his career didn't really work out here, it never seemed to be for lack of trying and I even remember him looking alright at times in 2010.

The fact that he's from Springfield hits especially close to home for me, as a Western Mass native.

Yea I just mentioned him in a post like 2 minutes before seeing this. I remember some saying that he was actually the better of the two between him and BJ Raji. Sad his career never panned out and obviously much sadder that he died this young.

 

[Gumby]

RIP. We have had someone unlucky DTs with us. M Hill now Brace.

Anyone know what it (cause of death) was?

Sympathies out to the family, this is so much sadder than any possible disappointment over his on the field performance.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Wow...RIP..played HS ball 4 miles from here..

 

[Deus Irae]

Just 29 years old

R.I.P.

 

[Patjew]

Just awful. RIP.

 

[Froob]

Damn shame, one of my friends partied with him when Brace was at BC. Sounds like Brace was a nice guy by all accounts.

 

[Schmo]

RIP big guy

 

[Joey007]

Have they let out any specifics on what happened yet?

Regardless, RIP fella.

 

[fnordcircle]

Have they let out any specifics on what happened yet?

Regardless, RIP fella.

No, the lack of details about what happened is reminiscent of suicide but I don't want to speculate.

 

[resdubwhite]

Terrible news

R.I.P big Ron

 

[Joey007]

No, the lack of details about what happened is reminiscent of suicide but I don't want to speculate.

I certainly hope not.. :/

I really don't want to speculate here either so if this is an inappropriate question at this time then it can wait. But was he known to have a concussion history here or while he was at BC?

 

[oldrover]

Prayers for the Lord to rest and keep Ron's immortal soul, and for the loved ones he left behind.

Life is short, and we know not when our time will come.

 

[Bella*chick]

What a terrible tragedy. 29 years old???