Jimmy Wilkerson dead
 

Sad!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Chiefs DE Jimmy Wilkerson has passed away at the age of 43. He won a National Championship with Oklahoma in 2000. Also won a D-2 National Championship with Texas A&amp;M-Commerce in 2017 while serving as a defensive line coach. <br><br>RIP 🙏 <a href="https://t.co/qznA1EU0tp">pic.twitter.com/qznA1EU0tp</a></p>&mdash; Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) <a href="https://twitter.com/Farzin21/status/1867994495687815235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

RIP. (Allegedly a heart attack. Too young.)

Struck by lighting?
A rabid honey badger?

This is how rumors start.

The new normal.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is sad, sad news hearing about my Brother Jimmy, He was just an All around Wonderful and Amazing Man. Played with his Heart and was a Great Teammate, but he was the Quiet Storm, Fierce as a competitor but exhibited Resolve as a man������❤️<br><br>Rest Easy my Brother, it was a Honor… <a href="https://t.co/nlqTKPXdrj">https://t.co/nlqTKPXdrj</a></p>&mdash; Jason “The” Dunn (@JasusTD89) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasusTD89/status/1868041353390645725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Wilkerson and Jared Allen were the only non pieces of shit on those Vermeil DLs. Was actually a pretty decent player who could have been more widely recognized for his level of play league-wide if he weren't surrounded by so much garbage talent.

RIP

EDIT: Forgot about Derrick Ransom, too, but I could also just be remembering him as being way better than he was compared to what was around him

It's really rare for me not to remember even the most obscure players on the roster after the year 2001 or so. Oddly enough, I have no recollection of him.

RIP

I didn’t know he was at Commerce or I would have tried to look him up on one of my biweekly visits.

I remembered the name but can't remember how he played for the Chiefs. Either way sad, RIP

Unhealthy lifestyle trends

RIP

right in the feels

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RIP Brother! Gone way too soon. Jimmy was one of the good guys. Prayers to his wife, 4 kids, family, and friends. ���� <a href="https://t.co/vwvCDujOFu">pic.twitter.com/vwvCDujOFu</a></p>&mdash; Lawrence Tynes (@lt4kicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/lt4kicks/status/1867928823548809384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I would've guessed he was more than 43 years old. It seems like forever since he played.

I was a Wilkerson fan and thought he should get a shot at starting. But I don't think he ever cracked our lineup.

He did nothing for the Chiefs, left, and instantly became a solid rotational pass rusher. Robinson, Gunther, and Herm couldn't get 50 cents out of a gold bar.

Looking back, Allen's production was a goddamned miracle.

I half-suspect that Allen's success is because he was somewhat uncoachable, so they couldn't ruin him.

Was that during the era where our DL line coach was Tim Krumrie, who thought that coaching meant yelling at people to play better?