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Rondale Moore, 25, Dead After 10 Years Since Pinned Tweet

Rondale Moore, the former Purdue football star and 2021 NFL draft pick, died at 25 by a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot, exactly ten years after posting a pinned tweet.

Moore grew up in New Albany, Indiana, and played high‑school basketball for Trinity High, helping lead the 2016 state‑champion team. He joined Purdue in 2018, earning first‑team All‑American honors and the Paul Hornung Award, and was selected by the Phoenix Cardinals in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

He died on Feb. 21, 2026, a suspected self‑inflicted gunshot, exactly ten years after posting a pinned tweet that read, "Note to self: Be patient." The news spread rapidly on Twitter, becoming one of the platform’s most‑discussed topics in the country.