The former teammates played seven seasons together with the Cincinnati Bengals Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work previously ...

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is mourning the loss of a fellow former NFL player and friend, Rudi Johnson. Rudi died earlier this week of an apparent suicide, according to Florida authorities on Tuesday ...

Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson shared his regret over not saying goodbye to his former teammate and friend, Rudi Johnson, who died by suicide Tuesday in Florida at age 45. The two were part of the same ...

Cincinnati Bengals legend Chad ' Ochocinco ' Johnson revealed his biggest regret following longtime former teammate Rudi Johnson 's death this week. “I just lost my dog, I just lost my dog yesterday, ...

Johnson played for Cincinnati from 2001 through 2007, and finished his career the following year with the Detroit Lions. He sat much of his first two seasons behind workhorse back Corey Dillon, but he ...

Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson shared an inspiring message with young athletes in his home state of Virginia just days before he reportedly died by suicide. Johnson, 45, was ...

Rudi Johnson, the former Pro Bowl running back who became a key figure in the early 2000s rise of the Cincinnati Bengals, has died at 45. According to NBC News, authorities in Florida confirmed on ...

Rudi Johnson died at the age of 45 on Tuesday. His cause of death is unknown currently. Johnson was a college standout at Auburn University, and the Bengals drafted him in 2001. He finished his career ...

Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson is mourning the loss of his former teammate, Rudi Johnson. While on Nightcap, the podcast he co-hosts with Shannon Sharpe, the retired wide receiver shared his disbelief after ...