Jack Baer | Yahoo Sports Staff writer

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Saturday in southern Indiana, according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Fox 9’s Ahmad Hicks. He was 25 years old.

According to Hicks and WHAS11, New Albany police chief Todd Bailey said Moore was found in a garage with a gunshot wound suspected to be self-inflicted.

Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, who coached Moore at Purdue, released a statement fondly remembering his former player.

Moore was in his fifth year in the NFL, but he’ll be remembered more for the heights he reached in college with the Boilermakers.

It’s not hyperbolizing to say he found instant stardom as a freshman. A 5-foot-7 weapon, Moore scored a 32-yard receiving touchdown and a 76-yard rushing touchdown in his first quarter of college action. He finished the game with 313 all-purpose yards, a program record.

Moore went on to post 2,048 all-purpose yards in 2018, earning him consensus All-American honors, the Paul Hornung Award for college football’s most versatile player, the Paul Warfield Trophy for the nation’s top wide receiver, the Big Ten Receiver of the Year award and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year award.

Injuries marred the rest of his college career, as he played a combined seven games in his sophomore and junior year. Still, his talent was obvious enough that he generated significant interest as an NFL prospect.

The Arizona Cardinals drafted him in the second round, 49th overall, in the 2021 NFL Draft, but injuries remained a persistent problem throughout his professional career. He stayed with Arizona for three seasons, posting 1,201 career receiving yards, then was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for Desmond Ridder.

Moore never played another game, as he missed the entire 2024 season with a knee injury. He joined the Vikings the next season on a one-year contract, but suffered another season-ending knee injury in preseason.