Damn how crazy is that. The report said no foul play, drugs or alcohol. I wonder if maybe he had a heart condition and had an attack during a workout or something? Sad either way though, R.I.P.
this is terrible i thought he was going to be a very good player.he was a great athlete for such a large man . very sad day so close to fufilling his dream.thoughts go out to his family.
When athletes suddenly pass away like that, familiar hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. It's a common genetic disorder in the biochemistry of the heart that makes it too large for the body to handle. All of a sudden and BAM, lights out w/congestive heart failure. No warning, no signs.
UPDATE.. FL | Enlarged heart caused Benedict's death Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:59:03 -0700 John Murphy, of Yahoo Sports, and Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Newberry OL Heath Benedict's cause of death has officially been listed as having died of natural causes due to an enlarged heart, according to several sources close to the situation. One of the sources said that doctors informed the family that "his heart just gave out on him." He will be buried Monday, March 31, in Pennsylvania, where his parents currently reside. Newberry will hold a memorial service Tuesday, April 1 and a family memorial will be held Friday, April 4. http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl
Very very sad. I believe this is the same way of death the Niners O linemen had a few years ago. The lbs. put on for linemen is ridiculous. I wonder if teams will start mulling over weight limits for linemen, so you dont get these guys out of hand and end up like Shaun Rogers or Ted Washington or worse.
There goes my mock draft. I had us taking him with our 2nd pick in the 2nd round. He had a lot of upside. Such a sad tragedy.
