Kasey Redfern’s wife says the former NFL punter kept pushing through a brutal battle with brain cancer long after doctors and family knew the end was near.
Redfern died on Tuesday after years of fighting the disease. He had entered hospice care on September 26, the day he turned 35. Lauryl Redfern had been sharing updates throughout his decline, including a post last month that laid out how difficult things had become and why the family made the hospice decision.
Among the details she shared, Lauryl wrote that the move to hospice care would “help me to be able to love on him more/better and not have to do all of the caretaking as well.” She also said, “It’s been a really hard few weeks with this extreme decline,” and added, “He’s still home and able to be home and could still have a lot more time with us, but we just can’t give him any more treatment.”
After his death, she said Kasey “received many miracles from the Lord along the way.” She added, “He shouldn’t have lived as long as he did,” before praising the way he handled the fight.
“But he fought an incredible fight. He smiled the whole way through, never questioned why, and always knew God had a purpose for this, having great hope that his miracle would be healing on Earth.”
Before his death, Redfern had an NFL path that stretched across several teams. He played at Wofford from 2010 to 2013, handling both place kicking and punting duties. His pro career started in 2014, when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.
During his NFL tenure, Redfern spent time with the Chargers, Panthers, Browns, Lions, Cowboys, and Falcons. He appeared in four games and averaged 42.1 yards per punt.
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