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Rondale Moore Dies at 25, 10 Years After Pinned Tweet

Rondale Moore, the former Purdue football star and 2021 NFL draft pick, died at 25 by a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot, exactly ten years after posting a pinned tweet.

Rondale Moore, 25, died on Feb. 21, 2026, after a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot wound, according to the New Albany Police Department. The death occurred exactly ten years after he posted a pinned tweet on his Twitter page in 2016.

Moore was a standout at Purdue, earning first‑team All‑American honors and the Paul Hornung Award in 2018. He was drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Phoenix Cardinals and grew up in New Albany, Indiana, where he played high‑school basketball and football with future NBA star Romeo Langford.