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.

 

Bad year to be named Heath and young. Very sad story. Could've been a heck of an OT.

 

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.

 

Very sad news

 

Wow very sad... I never heard of him but it is very sad to see someone die at a young age.

 

:sad:

Terrible news..

 

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.

 

That is realy to bad