Former Patriot Ron Brace has died

Wilfork#75 · Apr 24, 2016

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 · Apr 24, 2016

Former BC teammate

Mike the Brit · Apr 24, 2016

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

jah · Apr 24, 2016

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 · Apr 24, 2016

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

Bourne Again Christian · Apr 24, 2016

Elijah said:
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 · Apr 24, 2016

This is eerie...

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

203Pat · Apr 24, 2016

Elijah said:
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 · Apr 24, 2016

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 · Apr 24, 2016

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

Deus Irae · Apr 24, 2016

Just 29 years old

R.I.P.

Patjew · Apr 24, 2016

Just awful. RIP.

Froob · Apr 24, 2016

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 · Apr 24, 2016

RIP big guy

Joey007 · Apr 24, 2016

Have they let out any specifics on what happened yet?

Regardless, RIP fella.

fnordcircle · Apr 24, 2016

Joey007 said:
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 · Apr 24, 2016

Terrible news

R.I.P big Ron

Joey007 · Apr 24, 2016

fnordcircle said:
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 · Apr 24, 2016

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 · Apr 24, 2016

What a terrible tragedy. 29 years old???

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