Jordan Devey’s death has left behind a family still trying to make sense of an unbearable loss, and his widow, Linsey, has now shared the hardest conversation of all: telling their 11-year-old son how his father died.
Devey, a former NFL offensive lineman and Super Bowl champion with the Patriots, died by suicide in July 2026 at age 38. Linsey announced the news on what would have been their fifteenth wedding anniversary. He spent eight seasons in the NFL, playing for teams including New England, Kansas City, and San Francisco, and later moved into high school football coaching in Idaho after his playing career ended.
His parents have said they believe he lived with severe CTE symptoms, though medical professionals cannot do definitive posthumous testing because of the nature of his death.
Nearly three months after Devey died, Linsey said she had to explain everything to Cash, their oldest child. What followed was a moment of raw grief that she says she will never forget.
‘The day I told Cash his dad had gone home to Heaven, his world shattered,’ Linsey shared on Instagram. ‘He ran outside and let out a scream that no 11-year-old should ever have to carry.’
She said Cash eventually came back inside and, even in the middle of his own pain, tried to steady his mother.
He wiped his tears and gave her a powerful plea: “Mom, we can do this together. Don’t take your own life.”
Linsey said those words have stayed with her through her darkest moments. ‘He wiped his tears, walked back to me, and with a strength I know came from Christ, said, ‘Mom, we can do this together.
Don’t take your own life,’ she wrote. ‘In the middle of his deepest grief, he reminded me that we would not face it alone.
I will never forget those words.’
She also described the pain of watching Cash hold his father’s hand for the last time. ‘In that moment, he didn’t just lose his father,’ she explained. ‘He lost his best friend, his mentor, and the coach who taught him how to love, lead, and believe.’
Linsey ended by saying Cash carries the same kind heart, quiet compassion, and spiritual strength his father had.
The couple had four children together: Cash, 11, and daughters MJ, 8, Winnie, 4, and Stevie, 2.
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