Former Washington tight end Rod Jones died by suicide on Saturday. He was 54.
"He's been dealing with depression for years," his daughter Jamie told The Seattle Times. "I can't pinpoint exactly when, but he started to notice some memory loss. He just couldn't remember things."
Jamie Jones said that her father shot himself with a shotgun Friday and was pronounced dead Saturday. According to his daughter, he had recently been diagnosed with early-onset dementia, his family suspected he suffered from CTE and he had a history of alcohol abuse. The family is making arrangements to have his brain donated to Boston University for CTE study.