Very sad news.
I really feel for the family who has lost the twins in less than a year, before either of them even turned 30.
TMZ Sports has the details.
Ex-Notre Dame RB George Atkinson III — son of former Super Bowl champ George Atkinson II — died on Monday … less than 1 year after his twin brother committed suicide.
It’s unclear how the 27-year-old passed … but the former NFL player said losing his brother, Josh, last December took a serious toll on him.
In a letter penned by Atkinson III in October … he said Josh’s death put him “on an emotional roller coaster and in a real dark place.”
Atkinson III admitted he attempted to “harm himself” shortly after the death and had to be institutionalized.
Atkinson III spent time briefly with the Raiders and Browns.
Thoughts and prayers go out to this family.
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