Broncos WR found dead, apparent suicide

[Spider John]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley was found dead in his home Monday in an apparent suicide.

Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson said authorities were called to McKinley's home in Centennial at 3:35 p.m. local time and found his body in the second-floor master bedroom. He said detectives believe McKinley, 23, was killed by a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Robinson said authorities were called by a female friend of McKinley's who discovered the body after returning from an errand with his child. The sheriff declined to say if authorities found a suicide note.




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"It's still part of our investigation and probably nothing we'll talk about right now," he said.

McKinley's death is the latest in a series of tragedies for the Broncos in recent years. Cornerback Darrent Williams was slain in a drive-by shooting on New Year's Day 2007 and three months later backup running back Damien Nash collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis.

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[Leroy]

They really have been snake bit lately.

[Socnorb11]

They really have been snake bit lately.

This is easily the most confusing, and in some ways the hardest to swallow.

McKinley had the world by the tail. If football hadn't worked out for him, he likely could have run for governor of South Carolina....... and possibly won. By all accounts, his most noteworthy trait was his smile. It's amazing that he was in THAT much pain, and able to disguise it.

Tragic.