What is Jovan Belcher?
[[File:Jovan Belcher.JPG|thumb|Jovan Belcher]] '''Jovan Belcher''' (July 24, 1987 – December 1, 2012) was an [[Americans|American]] [[American football|football]] player. He was a [[line backer]] in the [[NFL]] for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]. He was a [[student]] at the [[University of Maine]]. He played in the NFL from 2009 until his death. Belcher was born in [[West Babylon, New York]]. On the evening of December 1, 2012 in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], he shot his partner dead and committed [[suicide]] by shooting himself.<ref>[http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/03/15650233-details-in-belcher-murder-suicide-emerge-as-families-grieve?lite Details in Belcher murder-suicide]</ref> After his death, an autopsy revealed that Belcher had been suffering from [[chronic traumatic encephalopathy]] (CTE).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/11612386/jovan-belcher-brain-showed-signs-cte-doctor-says-report|accessdate=September 21, 2024|title=OTL: Belcher's brain had CTE signs|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> == References == <references/> == Other websites == *[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BelcJo00.htm Pro-Football Reference] {{DEFAULTSORT:Belcher, Jovan}} [[Category:1987 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:African-American players of American football]] [[Category:American murderers]] [[Category:Criminals from New York (state)]] [[Category:Kansas City Chiefs players]] [[Category:Murderers who committed suicide]] [[Category:Murder-suicides in the United States]] [[Category:Sportspeople from New York (state)]] [[Category:Sportspeople who committed suicide]] [[Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}