There will be a moment of silence in the 2nd quarter of today’s Miami Dolphins vs. Dallas Cowboys game to honor the brother of receiver Rishard Matthews. Christopher Ruiz died in a plane crash on October 2nd in Afghanistan.
The C-130 plane carrying military personnel and civilian workers crashed during take-off from apparent engine failure. 14 people lost their lives in the crash.
Ruiz served in the U.S. Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was in Afghanistan as a civilian contractor helping to train local military personnel. He left behind a wife and three kids ages 5, 3, and 1.