tbulls Posted June 9, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 10 Content Count: 275 Reputation: 77 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/14/2010 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Very sad. http://www.tbo.com/sports/usf-bulls/2018/06/09/kenyatta-jones-usfs-first-nfl-draft-pick-dies-at-39/ Former USF OT Kenyatta "Bear" Jones, the first Bull ever selected in the NFL draft, has passed away in Colorado, his mother confirmed Saturday. Jessica Hadley-Brown, heading out the door of her Marion County home to catch a plane for Colorado, said her son died of cardiac arrest. Mr. Jones was 39. "Just a fun-loving guy, man, like a gentle giant," said former Bulls FB Keith Williams, a teammate of Mr. Jones on USF's inaugural 1997 team. "But on that field, he took care of business." A Gainesville native who starred at Eastside High, Mr. Jones — listed at 6-foot-4, 308 pounds as a Bulls senior — played four seasons for USF, earning second-team Division I-AA All-Independent team honors in 1998. A fourth-round pick of the Patriots in the 2001 NFL draft, he spent parts of four seasons in the NFL and later played one season (2008) for the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League. This story is developing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausfkid Posted June 9, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 295 Content Count: 4,131 Reputation: 818 Days Won: 15 Joined: 06/20/2005 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Far too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinRicky Posted June 9, 2018 Group: TBP Subscriber III Topic Count: 583 Content Count: 22,724 Reputation: 5,862 Days Won: 109 Joined: 09/13/2007 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Way, way before our time as Bulls fans but this struck me as extremely sad. 39? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandBull Posted June 9, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 1,518 Content Count: 42,125 Reputation: 8,834 Days Won: 344 Joined: 11/29/2009 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Sad day. I still remember being mad at him for doing something dumb and getting kicked off the Patriots. So not important anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Admin Topic Count: 13,332 Content Count: 97,090 Reputation: 10,859 Days Won: 469 Joined: 05/19/2000 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Rest in peace Kenyatta. Sad to hear this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofbull99 Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 114 Content Count: 6,744 Reputation: 912 Days Won: 17 Joined: 02/17/2002 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Sad to hear, was amazed at his physical size when I saw him walking around campus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skingraft Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 743 Content Count: 13,357 Reputation: 2,482 Days Won: 63 Joined: 12/11/2006 Share Posted June 10, 2018 So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapelbull Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 3 Content Count: 7,683 Reputation: 1,491 Days Won: 17 Joined: 08/27/2017 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowers4Heisman Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 571 Content Count: 2,816 Reputation: 684 Days Won: 15 Joined: 12/08/2012 Share Posted June 10, 2018 shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarling Bull Posted June 10, 2018 Group: Member Topic Count: 35 Content Count: 6,574 Reputation: 237 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/19/2006 Share Posted June 10, 2018 so sad. 39- way to young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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