Charles Johnson died

The death of former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Charles Johnson last June has been ruled a suicide by North Carolina medical examiners.

In his retirement, Johnson remained heavily involved in athletics. The Steelers settled the lawsuit for $150,000 in 2013, according to California court documents, after Johnson was declared permanently disabled by independent medical examination. In total, Johnson played nine NFL seasons and caught 354 passes for 4,606 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns. In those years, he amassed over 100 receptions twice and was an explosive threat for the Steelers’ offense downfield. A toxicity screen found oxycodone, hydrocodone and mirtazapine in his system. Johnson had settled in North Carolina after his playing career.

Charles Johnson, a former Steelers and Patriots wideout who died in July, aged 50, passed by suicide. He overdosed on drugs according to the state medical ...

Stewart and Johnson were college teammates at Colorado Always made [me] feel better than when I walked in the door. Every time I walked in the gym, we chop it up. A cause of death has not been revealed A first-round pick in the 1994 draft by Pittsburgh, Johnson played with his former University of Colorado teammate, quarterback Kordell Stewart, with the Steelers throughout the late 1990s. - A first-round pick in the 1994 draft by Pittsburgh, Johnson played with his former University of Colorado teammate, QB Kordell Stewart, with the Steelers

Amid a flurry of huge sports headlines over the past 48 hours, the ruling that Charles Johnson died by suicide has gone almost unnoticed.

Johnson was an NFL player and like so many others, deserves a moment of your time beyond what happens on the field. players is [10 percent,](https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-nfl-cte-study-20181129-story.html) more than 10 times what it is in the general population..." podcast](https://lets-go.simplecast.com/episodes/tom-brady-with-roger-staubach-steve-young-ioVGES_F) with Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald and Jim Gray that the day after retiring, "you're at the bottom of a cliff in a broken sack of bones." [ New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/opinion/football-health-injury-concussion.html), Boston University’s CTE Center study showed "that around 90 percent of the more than 300 N.F.L. players they have studied since 2008 have had C.T.E., a neurodegenerative disease that is linked with the development of dementia and is caused in part by repeated traumatic brain injuries. He was a star receiver at the University of Colorado, but in the NFL he was a solid player for four teams from 1994-2003. The report said Johnson had “acute oxycodone, hydrocodone and mirtazapine toxicity” after his death. He was considered permanently disabled due to football, according to documents filed as part of a workers compensation case in California. It would be unfair to draw a direct correlation between football and Johnson taking his own life. A report released on Monday from the state medical examiner's office ruled that Players who aren't the stars but are still the lifeblood of the sport. Johnson, 50, was found dead in a hotel room about six miles from his house on July 17 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The report said that Johnson died from a drug overdose that they believe was intentional. Johnson had “acute oxycodone, hydrocodone and mirtazapine toxicity” in ...

Johnson made the Super Bowl with the Steelers in 1995, though they lost to the Cowboys. He played two seasons for the Eagles and closed out his career playing with the Patriots in 2001 and the Bills in 2002. He had 15 career touchdown catches for the Buffs and back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in his final two years. He was found dead in the room during a wellness check by police when he did not check out of the hotel on July 17. He had checked in to a hotel room about 6.5 miles from his home on July 15. on July 17, a day after his wife had reported him missing.

Former NFL wide receiver, Charles Johnson, was found dead in a hotel room in Raleigh, North Carolina last July, after he was gone missing and the day before ...

[NFL ](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl.html)wide receiver, [Charles Johnson](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/2022/07/20/62d83f0422601d95698b45bd.html), was found dead in a hotel room in Raleigh, North Carolina last July, after he was gone missing and the day before his wife, Tanisha, had reported his disappearance. Charles Johnson played for nine seasons in the NFL [Former NFL receiver Charles Johnson dies at 50](https://www.marca.com/en/nfl/2022/07/20/62d83f0422601d95698b45bd.html)

NFL Receiver Charles Johnson's body was discovered during a welfare check at a Hampton Inn on 17 July. The 50-year-old former athlete was reported missing ...

Charles Johnson died in the month of July however new revelations about the cause of his death have now surfaced. It also disclosed that there was no active prescriptions in the name of Charles Johnson at the time. Continue reading to learn what the medical report disclosed.

The news outlet said despite not having a medical history, he was found to have “acute oxycodone, hydrocodone and mirtazapine toxicity” after his death. Johnson ...

Johnson joined the Patriots in 2001 and the squad won a Super Bowl when he was playing quarterback for them. Johnson played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after joining them in 1999. His 247 receptions for 3,400 yards and 15 touchdowns totalled 247.

Former first-round NFL draft pick who won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2001, Charles Johnson died by suicide in July following what ...

Johnson played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after joining them in 1999. According to officials, Johnson had no known medical history and was not being treated at the time. He was found by police unconscious and lying on the motel bed.

A report from the North Carolina state medical examiner has revealed the official cause of death for retired NFL wide receiver Charles Johnson.