TMZ report: Former Rutgers football player who died at 20 was feeling ill days before his death

A police report shows Ryan Keeler was battling some sort of illness several days before his death.

News 12 Staff

Mar 1, 2023, 3:31 PM

Updated 650 days ago

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More details have surfaced in the tragic death of a former Rutgers football player who died at 20 years old.
A police report shows Ryan Keeler was battling some sort of illness several days before his death. According to TMZ, a friend of Keeler's said the player had been dealing with nausea and that Keeler was prescribed medication for it three days before his death. TMZ also reports the medication was redacted from the police report.
Ryan Keeler was a defensive lineman with the University of Nevada Las Vegas. He started his college career at Rutgers before transferring at the beginning of the 2022 season and spent his last season at UNLV.
The main reason of Keeler’s death is still under investigation.