The mother of Jeremiah Kelly, the Cincinnati freshman football player who died unexpectedly in April, spoke candidly about her son’s recently released autopsy report.
Kelly, 18, died in his sleep on April 22, but his mother, Chiniqua Kelly, wouldn’t know why until months later.
The autopsy results, which ESPN published on Tuesday, revealed that Kelly died of “cardiac hypertrophy,” a disease in which the heart muscles thicken, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The news was shocking to Kelly, who said Jeremiah was her “healthiest” child and “never had any issues,” ESPN reported.
Jeremiah even wore a heart monitor when he exercised, a common practice among athletes.
Just one day before his death, Kelly said her son was relaxing at home.
While the autopsy results gave
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