Autopsy: Former NFL Star Cortez Kennedy Died of Natural Causes

Autopsy: Former NFL Star Cortez Kennedy Died of Natural Causes
Cortez Kennedy #96 of the Seattle Seahawks gets ready to move at the hike during the game against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Getty Images
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Former Seattle Seahawks superstar Cortez Kennedy’s cause of death has been revealed.

Kennedy, a Hall-of-Fame defensive lineman who caused havoc for offensive lines throughout the 1990s, died of congestive heart failure from heart disease in May 2017, according to The News Tribune on Tuesday, Jan. 23. His brain was sent for study by the Boston University School of Medicine’s CTE research center, the report said.