Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and former Purdue standout Rondale Moore’s cause of death has been released. Moore died by suicide on Saturday, February 21, New Albany police Chief Todd Bailey told Us Weekly on Monday,

NFL wide receiver Rondale Moore died on Feb. 21. Moore's cause of death is still under investigation.

Doyel: Trinity's Rondale Moore didn’t enjoy talking with reporters, because he didn't like talking about himself. A special young man, gone too soon.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown shared a heartbreaking post to social media following news of Rondale Moore’s death on Saturday night. Brown, a former teammate of Moore’s, revealed he had spoken to his fellow wideout just hours before his passing.

Purdue's Rondale Moore didn’t enjoy talking with reporters, because he didn't like talking about himself. A special young man, gone too soon.

His passing comes during an especially difficult stretch for the Minnesota Vikings organization. Just one day earlier, wide receiver Rondale Moore, 25, was found dead in his hometown of New Albany, Indiana.