Just three weeks after the death of the legendary Cortez Kennedy, ex-Seahawks punter Rick Tuten has also passed away. Ocala.com in Florida confirmed with friends and family on Tuesday that the 52-year-old died unexpectedly in Costa Rica earlier in the week. Further details are currently unknown.
Known as “Bootin’ Tuten,” Rick’s NFL start came in 1989, when he played his rookie season with the Eagles before a one-year stint in Buffalo. In 1991, after going through two punters, the Seattle Seahawks picked up Tuten for the final ten games of the season, and he turned that into a successful seven-year run with the franchise, culminating in a spot on Seattle’s 35th Anniversary Team.