O ex-jogador da NFL Ronyell Whitaker, 46 anos, morreu, confirmaram os Vikings em 22 de fevereiro de 2026. Former NFL player Ronyell Whitaker, 46, has died, the Vikings confirmed on Feb. 22, 2026.

Ronyell Whitaker, ex-defensive back da NFL, que jogou pelos Vikings, Buccaneers, Lions e Winnipeg Blue Bombers, morreu aos 46 anos. Former NFL defensive back Ronyell Whitaker, who played for the Vikings, Buccaneers, Lions, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers, has died at age 46. Os Vikings de Minnesota confirmaram sua morte em 22 de fevereiro de 2026, um dia após a morte do wide receiver Rondale Moore, de 25 anos, que morreu de um ferimento de bala auto-infligido. The Minnesota Vikings confirmed his passing on February 22, 2026, one day after the death of 25-year-old wide receiver Rondale Moore, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Whitaker, um ex-aluno da Virginia Tech que ajudou os Hokies de 1999 a alcançar o campeonato nacional, jogou na NFL de 2003 a 2010 e depois treinou futebol americano do ensino médio e dirigiu uma empresa imobiliária. Whitaker, a Virginia Tech alum who helped the 1999 Hokies reach the national championship, played in the NFL from 2003 to 2010 and later coached high school football and ran a real estate company. Sua família o descreveu como leal, apaixonado e dedicado à família e mentoria. His family described him as loyal, passionate, and dedicated to family and mentorship. A causa de sua morte não foi revelada. The cause of his death has not been disclosed.