BALTIMORE Police are investigating the death last night of 26-year-old National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jaylon Ferguson.
A source says it is a suspected overdose based on items found at the scene.
A police spokeswoman called the death “questionable,” but said there were no signs of foul play or trauma to his body. Additional information was not immediately available and the death investigation has been referred to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
“I can say that we are not ruling anything out,” Baltimore police spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge. “We don’t determine cause of death, but we consider the possibility that it could be an overdose.”
Police were called around 11:30 p.m. last night to the 400 block of Ilchester Avenue in North Baltimore where they found Ferguson.
A friend who found Ferguson unresponsive told police at the scene that Ferguson had told him earlier in the night that he was “xanied up,” referring to the prescription drug Xanax, according to a law enforcement source who asked not to be identified because autopsy results have not been released.
Ferguson had been going through a difficult time after the recent death of his grandmother and a fire at his home in Owings Mills and was suffering from depression, the friend said, according to the source.
The Ravens announced Ferguson’s death today.
“We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” according to a statement from the team. “He was a kind, respectful young man with a big smile and infectious personality. We express our heartfelt condolences to Jaylon’s family and friends as we mourn a life lost much too soon.”
A third-round pick out of Louisiana Tech in 2019, Ferguson played in 38 games with the Ravens, including 10 starts, and recorded 67 tackles and 4.5 sacks over three seasons.
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