PJ Blue, former Louisville linebacker, dead at 27

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P.J. Blue, a erstwhile assemblage shot subordinate who played linebacker for the Louisville Cardinals, has died, the schoolhouse announced connected Monday.

He was 27.

The Alabama autochthonal committed to Louisville successful 2016 but suffered a torn ACL earlier helium could marque his collegiate debut. When helium was connected the tract successful 2018, Blue had 39 tackles successful 11 games. He missed the 2019 play aft suffering different genu wounded and did not play again.

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Louisville's P.J. Blue, #13, warms up anterior to the Camping World Kickoff crippled betwixt the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Louisville Cardinals connected Sept. 1, 2018, astatine Camping World Stadium successful Orlando, Florida. (Roy K. Miller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We are saddened by the passing of Cardinal Forever P.J. Blue," Louisville said successful a station connected societal media. "Our thoughts are with his loved ones."

A origin of decease was not announced.

College shot fans sent their condolences to Blue and his household connected societal media.

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Blue came into assemblage arsenic a highly touted precocious schoolhouse prospect. He was an Under Armour All-American and U.S. Army All-American nominee aft being named to the All-Metro squad first-team All-State astatine Park Cross High School.

Then-Louisville antiaircraft coordinator Todd Grantham said helium was "excited" astir Blue coming into the program.

"Anytime you tin get large guys who tin tally and hit, you're going to beryllium bully connected defense. He's a feline who has length, has size, has the quality to run. He has presumption flexibility. ... I deliberation he's got a agleam future," helium said, via the Courier Journal.