Former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Jordan Devey has died, his wife said in a social media post Thursday night. He was 38.
Linsey Devey said on Instagram that the couple’s 15th anniversary would have been Friday and wrote, “Today would have been our 15th year anniversary,” before reflecting on the life they built together.
“We have filled the walls of our homes and hearts with countless memories, joys, struggles, and triumphs.
“We brought 4 beautiful children into this world that have your eyes, freckles, and compassion. You were our hero and our hearts ache in your absence.
“We love you. We miss you. And as you said in your last words to me, ‘we’ll talk soon.’”
According to a GoFundMe website to which Linsey linked, Devey took his own life.
Devey spent three seasons with the Chiefs beginning in 2016 after signing with the team in 2016. He also played for six NFL teams in all, including the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Raiders. He was with the Patriots when they won the Super Bowl in 2015.
Before reaching the NFL, Devey’s path was anything but ordinary. As a child, he dealt with Osgood-Schlatter disease, a painful knee condition that forced him away from football for several years when he was in eighth grade.
While sidelined, he turned to the tuba and joined the nationally acclaimed American Fork High School marching band in Utah, later performing at President George W. Bush’s Inaugural Parade in 2005.
After high school, he spent two years in Costa Rica as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Once his knee problems eased, the 6-foot-7, 250-pound Devey walked on at Snow College in Utah and later finished his college career at the University of Memphis before entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
His football journey eventually took him to Kansas City, where he and his wife lived for a time in Johnson County after he left the game. In 2023, the Deveys and their business partners opened two locations there of California-based Cookie Co.; both are now closed. At the time, Devey told The Star, “Kansas City loves Kansas City,” and added, “There’s so many big things going on here.”
After football, Devey became a well-known youth coach in Eagle, Idaho, and tributes poured in there as news of his death spread. The Eagle Stallions football team described him on Instagram as someone whose impact went far beyond the scoreboard.
“There are people who leave a legacy far greater than wins and losses. Jordan Devey was one of those people,” the team wrote.
“Jordan’s impact on youth sports in Eagle wasn’t measured by trophies or championships-it was measured by the lives he touched.
“He believed in kids, invested his time, shared his knowledge, and helped build confidence, character, and a love for the game in countless young athletes. He made every player feel seen, every family feel welcome, and every team stronger because of his presence.
“The fields won’t feel the same without him, but his influence will never leave them. Every practice, every game, every lesson about teamwork, perseverance, and doing things the right way carries a piece of what Jordan stood for.
“Our community has lost an incredible mentor, coach, and friend, but his legacy will continue to live on through the generations of young athletes he inspired.
“Rest easy, Coach.”
Eagle City Council member Robert Gillis also wrote on Facebook that he had met Devey in May during a hearing involving a developer and family seeking approval for a large home build in the Avimor area. Gillis said he later learned the coach had died and wrote that he is “a huge advocate for mental health and wellness.”
“We never know the internal demons and stressors that people in our sphere are facing. They can put on happy faces and act as though they have everything handled, and then something like this occurs.
“It is not a unique issue with any special demographic or economic group in our society. Suicide has no boundaries and it has unfortunately touched a lot of lives in our country, state, valley, and city.
It is something we may not be able to prevent, but we have to do better to keep trying. Every life is worth saving.”
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