NFL community reacts to death of Cortez Kennedy

Rest In Peace, Cortez Kennedy. pic.twitter.com/YEw6XH3RDM

— NFL (@NFL) May 23, 2017

Crushed to hear this.

Despite being one of the best players of all time, Tez's humility will be what I think of first. https://t.co/PCerQuLHJg

— Matthew Hasselbeck (@Hasselbeck) May 23, 2017

RIP Tez. Great ambassador of the game. #Seahawks

— Steve Hutchinson (@poisonpill76) May 23, 2017

Really sad to lose a guy like Cortez Kennedy. A great personality, a great player & I enjoyed competing against him. Prayers to his family.

— John Elway (@johnelway) May 23, 2017

My heart goes out to Cortez Kennedy and his family #RIP

— jerryrice (@JerryRice) May 23, 2017

@nflnetwork 😔😔😔😔😔

— Richard Sherman (@RSherman_25) May 23, 2017

Wow I can't believe Cortez is gone at 48. I can say that he was one of the nicest professional men I've met. He used to always call me his "Hero". The stories we talked about from when he used to play were eye opening. Winning a ring and seeing how much that meant to him was cool coming from a legend, a Hall Of Famer. My condolences go out to the family and anyone else close to Cortez. I'm going to miss him around the practice facility this season.... R.I.P.

A post shared by Kameron Chancellor (@bambamkam) on May 23, 2017 at 11:07am PDT

My heart hurts.. we lost a truly great player but even better person... #RIP https://t.co/9zbh0ICupo

— Justin Britt (@JustinBritt68) May 23, 2017

Shocked to learn of the passing of Cortez Kennedy. I always loved the time I spent with him.
RIP Tez

— Clint Gresham (@Gresh49) May 23, 2017

My prayers and thoughts are with Cortez Kennedy and his family. Tez was a good man, always smiling. God Bless and RIP big fella.

— John Lynch (@JohnLynch49ers) May 23, 2017

R.I.P Cortez Kennedy... Gone way too early. Thanks for always sharing knowledge to a young buck like me... #TheU

— Reggie Wayne (@ReggieWayne_17) May 23, 2017

Cortez Kennedy was an incredible athlete but he was an even better man.

He will be missed greatly. pic.twitter.com/eTAaTVSJsa

— Canes Football (@CanesFootball) May 23, 2017

Shocked at Cortez Kennedy passing..1 of the most talented players I ever recruited or coached...a fun loving person a sad day..

— Jimmy Johnson (@JimmyJohnson) May 23, 2017