Former NFL defensive lineman stabbed to death in Los Angeles, records show

Kevin Johnson, a erstwhile NFL antiaircraft lineman who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders successful the 1990s, was stabbed to decease successful Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 55.

Johnson’s assemblage was discovered astatine a stateless encampment connected Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. The origin of decease was listed arsenic blunt caput trauma and stab wounds, records showed.

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Running backmost Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys (C) tries to spell up and implicit to people but is stopped astatine the extremity enactment by Philadelphia Eagles defenders Kurt Gouvea (54) and Kevin Johnson (94) successful the archetypal fractional of their crippled against the Dallas successful Philadelphia.   (TOM MIHALEK/AFP via Getty Images)

His decease was being investigated arsenic a homicide. Fox News Digital reached retired to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for further comment.

"Unfortunately, it appears helium was homeless," Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve De Jong told Newsweek. "It looks similar helium was astir apt surviving there."

Johnson’s friends and household mourned him connected societal media.

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Defensive lineman Kevin Johnson of the Philadelphia Eagles moves down the tract during a crippled against the Washington Redskins astatine RFK Stadium successful Washington, D.C. connected Nov. 26, 1995. (Otto Greule Jr./Allsport)

He was a standout astatine Texas Southern earlier helium was selected successful the 4th circular by the New England Patriots successful 1993. He ne'er played a down with the Patriots and didn’t look successful an NFL crippled until 1995, erstwhile helium was with the Eagles.

He played 23 games for the Eagles betwixt 2 seasons. He recorded 43 tackles and 7 sacks. He returned 1 fumble for a touchdown arsenic well.

Johnson joined the Raiders successful 1997 and had 11 tackles successful 15 games.

Kevin Johnson #99 of the Los Angeles Avengers falls trying to tackle Mike Jones #35 during the Arena Football crippled against the San Jose Sabercats astatine the STAPLES Center successful Los Angeles, California connected June 2, 2001. (Kellie Landis/Allsport)

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The antiaircraft tackle took a accidental astatine Arena Football erstwhile his clip successful the NFL was over. He played connected some sides of the shot for the Orlando Predators and helped them to an ArenaBowl title successful 1998. He aboriginal played for the Los Angeles Avengers.

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