Jessie Lemonier — a former outside linebacker for the Detroit Lions — has passed away, the team announced Thursday morning. He was only 25 years old.
Details surrounding Lemonier’s death are not yet known.
The Lions broke the sad news with a statement, saying they’re “shocked and saddened” by Lemonier’s death.
“Jessie was a model teammate and wonderful young man who is gone far too soon,” the team said on social media.The Detroit Lions announced the death of former outside linebacker Jessie Lemonier on Thursday morning. He was barely twenty-five.
The circumstances of Lemonier’s passing are currently unknown.
The Lions released a statement announcing Lemonier’s passing and expressing their “shock and sadness.”
“Jessie was a wonderful young man and a model teammate who is gone far too soon,” the team posted on social media.
Lemonier was an undrafted free agent out of Liberty University … where he became the third player in Flames history to record 10 or more sacks in a season.
The Los Angeles Chargers picked him up after the 2020 NFL Draft and Lemonier played in 6 games before he was waived in August 2021.
He then signed with the Lions’ practice squad a month later and was promoted to the active roster. He appeared in 7 games and had 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Lemonier also had a short stint with the Arizona Cardinals.
It seems like Lemonier was positioning for a career in the United States Football League as he recently signed with the Houston Gamblers in December 2022.
He was traded to the USFL’s defending champions Birmingham Stallions and their season was scheduled to start this April.
