Former NFL Athlete Ray Lewis’ Eldest Son Ray Dead at 28: ‘Just Watch Over Us All’

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Former NFL star Ray Lewis’ eldest son, Ray Lewis III, has died. He was 28.The late Miami resident’s passing was confirmed by his younger brother Rahsaan Lewis, who shared a heartbreaking tribute via Instagram Story.“Really can’t believe I’m even typing this but RIP big brother,” Rahsaan wrote on Thursday, June 15. “A true angel.

I pray your at peace now because ik how much you was rlly hurtin. I don’t and won’t ever have the words, man, ‘cause this pain right here.”He continued: “I love you, I love you, I love you.

Your niece gone miss u but she will hear about u over and over. Just watch over us all big bruh, be our guardian. I promise I’ll make you smile and proud.”Ray III — whose cause of death has not been revealed — is survived by father Ray, 48, mother Tatyana McCall, and his five siblings: Rahsaan, Rayshad, Ralin, Diaymon, and Kaitlin.The Hall of Fame linebacker and ex McCall, 46, have continued to coparent their three sons — Ray III, Rayshad and Rahsaan — after their split.

Ray shares his youngest three kids from other past relationships.“I’ll never leave my kids. Ever. Ever,” the Dancing With the Stars alum said during a September 2016 interview with Cigar Aficionado. “There’s not one birthday, one birth, one graduation, one dance recital, one football game that [I missed]. … What my kids will never understand was I was determined to break these curses, of listening to these fathers make all these excuses of why I could not be there.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesNeither the former Baltimore Ravens athlete nor McCall have publicly addressed Ray III’s death at the time of publication.