If this story doesn't yank and stretch at your heartstrings to the breaking point, then you're not capable of any human emotions. Jack, you're dead.
The dude had rock star looks and an NFL arm, beat testicular cancer at age 20, passed the Florida Bar Exam, proposed to and was all set to marry his childhood sweetheart...
To be taken out after conquering all that, I choked back tears after reading all that.
Put this story at the top of the list labeled "Cruel twist of fate."
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News
Tue, March 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM EDT
The 28-year-old son of “Survivor” contestants Brad and Monica Culpepper has died following a dirt bike crash.
Rex Culpepper, who played quarterback at Syracuse from 2017 to 2020, succumbed to injuries suffered Saturday in Georgia, Tampa, Fla., public radio station WUSF reported on Monday.
The former football player was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2024 and reportedly worked for the Morgan & Morgan law firm in Tampa at the time of his death. He was recently engaged to former Syracuse cheerleader Savannah Morgan. She shared her grief on Instagram.
“No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only 6 short years after meeting,” Morgan posted. “Rex didn’t always believe in soulmates but towards the end he told me that he didn’t realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other.”
Morgan said every day she had with “Rexy” was full of fun experiences.
“Our story was a good one babe,” his fianc
The dude had rock star looks and an NFL arm, beat testicular cancer at age 20, passed the Florida Bar Exam, proposed to and was all set to marry his childhood sweetheart...
To be taken out after conquering all that, I choked back tears after reading all that.
Put this story at the top of the list labeled "Cruel twist of fate."
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News
Tue, March 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM EDT
The 28-year-old son of “Survivor” contestants Brad and Monica Culpepper has died following a dirt bike crash.
Rex Culpepper, who played quarterback at Syracuse from 2017 to 2020, succumbed to injuries suffered Saturday in Georgia, Tampa, Fla., public radio station WUSF reported on Monday.
The former football player was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2024 and reportedly worked for the Morgan & Morgan law firm in Tampa at the time of his death. He was recently engaged to former Syracuse cheerleader Savannah Morgan. She shared her grief on Instagram.
“No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only 6 short years after meeting,” Morgan posted. “Rex didn’t always believe in soulmates but towards the end he told me that he didn’t realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other.”
Morgan said every day she had with “Rexy” was full of fun experiences.
“Our story was a good one babe,” his fianc