The Allen County (Indiana) Coroner’s Office confirmed that a body found in an Indiana river is retired NFL player James Hardy III. The 31-year-old former Buffalo Bills wide receiver was reported missing a week ago.
According to the Fort Wayne Police Dept, Hardy’s body was found wedged in a dam in the Maumee River in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Wednesday. Hardy’s mother reported him missing on May 30.
The 6-foot-6 Fort Wayne native was a 2 sport player at Indiana University. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.
Hampered by injuries, Hardy played in 16 games for four NFL teams in his brief 3 years in the NFL.
Reality TV star Antonia “Toya” Wright, who dated Hardy in 2009, expressed her condolences to his family on her Instagram.com account on Thursday night.
“I would like to express my sincere condolences to the Hardy family at this difficult time… may your heart and soul find peace and comfort. #RipJames”, she wrote under a photo of Hardy wearing his NFL uniform.
Tragedy also struck Wright last year when her brothers Ryan “Rudy” Johnson, 24, and Joshua “Fish” Johnson, 31, were killed in a drive-by shooting in New Orleans.
I actually thought THIS was the dude she was gonna marry vs. Memphitz. RIP to this man. This is beyond sad. I feel for his family
I remember him/them together. I use to think he was so cute. But anybody was a step UP from Wayne. I wonder was it suicide or foul play? Rest in peace.
Read in another report he had been depressed. Its why his mom had been in such close contact with him lately and when she didnt hear from him she reported him missing. Also read his body was stuck in a drainage resevoir in the river. An employee of the water filtration plant found him. My heart is heavy behind this here.
deaths come in 3s R.I.P
Oh no!! His poor mother must be beside herself. When people are suicidal, they will find a way no matter what you do. RIP sir.
What a horrible way to die
R.I.P.
He had been in trouble back in 2015 for attacking three police officers and pure wasnt found competent to stand trial and was ordered to undergo mental health treatment. The whole story is awful man.
Its said to say that he got caught up with the wrong people and someone took his life. May he RIP and his murder is solved
I hope it is solved too if its murder. Damn media trying to make it look like suicide.
Rest his soul
Now ain’t that’ something!? But kill yourself far away from home??? Well I hope they find out the truth and soon
So sad. My condolences to the family.
RIP and condolences to the family..we not going to act like it was Toya who made that man relevant like the title implies…may she find peace as well
Is it really necessary to express condolences online, rather than reach out to mourning families the traditional way?
Dang! So sad
He kinda look like shawty lo on the first pic
Do you know for some, they are offended if you don’t do it publicly?
Isn’t it interesting how beholden to social media we are.
My heart and prayers to the family.
ohh nooooo
RIp he’ll always be a Raven for life
Damn Toya – you need to be come a kardashian because any man who’s ever been in life either looks like hell or is dead.
Toya got voodoo on her or someting. 2 marriages failed, this guy dies, brothers popped a string of online beefs. I always heard she was a nasty person tho
Not saying his family’s is this way. But I know several acquaintances of mine who get SUPER offended if something isn’t put on social media. #GoFigure
R.I.P. #SAD :'(
Are we sure she’s not a Kardashian? The curse is real!
There are too many black NFL players being found dead. Too many for me.
She may not have their personal contact info.
Aww man it is so sad to hear this RIP to him and May God give strength to his Mom.
Thats what the NFL will do to you.
She used to be very nice and humble… the last time I saw her at the chris brown concert she was very stank. She’s need to have several seats an so be reminded you just grimlins baby mama Memphis ex wife and tinys ex friend friend….
I hate shit like that. You damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
I think, generally speaking, that social media has become an acceptable way to send well wishes, express gratitude and offer condolences (as long as the loved ones have been notified). We are living in different times.
I think, generally speaking, that social media has become an acceptable way to send well wishes, express gratitude and offer condolences (as long as the loved ones have been notified). We are living in different times.
Yes it’s irritating. I’m at the point I that I don’t even care anymore. Their every move is put on social media.
Yes it’s irritating. I’m at the point I that I don’t even care anymore. Their every move is put on social media.
What kind of hex this family got?
Dang! Toya Wright has to deal w/ 3 deaths so close to home.
Poor baby.
RIGHT! Talking about “We’re asking for prayers. But don’t ask no questions.” <——— was a REAL POST one day.
@Nauje, yes i have a few acquaintances who operate the same way.
My condolences to his family
Condolences to the family.
Toya worse than a Kardashian—all that peen she been through
My condolences to the family. Off topic Is it true Kylie married Travis Scott?
Condolences to the family and if foul play was involved, may they find the culprit.
OAN: Did Toya have a rhinoplasty procedure performed? ?
How is this about Toya!?
Yes!!!!! #ShutUpForever
Black men are mentally unstable more now than ever. If they are not killing Black Women and young girls- they are killing themselves and abandoning their families. Black men need to stop leading lives through destructive behavior leaving Black Women behind to defend them and clean up after their destruction.
Unfortunately, our society is social media driven. I do browse certain blogs. But don’t jump down my throat because I don’t live and post on social media 24/7! Or acknowledge your 99999 posts. Lol, ok rant over. ?
TRUTH!
Sad
Maybe because Black men are the least respected out of any race. Have U EVER thought about that? Ms. judgemental smh.
Rest peacefully, Young Blood.
This is so tragic, folks don’t end up the river floating just because. May God Rest his soul and may his family find peace and comfort among each other.
I’m going to pray for this young lady, death is around each corner for her, she must see minister, spiritualist or something. REAL TALK
RIP to Mr. Hardy…
as for your “other note”, I looked at that pic and thought the same exact thing.
I don’t think she’s been through “that” much peen.. I haven’t heard about her in these streets.. seems like she been either married or single and mingling with dude up top since I’ve heard of her.
I swear I read this same response in every post… from you. I need you to go out and talk to those who need to hear that. Not just us stay at home moms/dads, elite professionals, and 9 to 5’ers stuck at work. GO Start a movement.
That sucks! Football isn’t everything, we need to teaching our black men to go back to school, invest in a business, stocks and bonds or something. Not to say that he was broke, but when you running thru money and that fast life is over – you feel defeated. Find a second hobby..
In that order with her short neck.
Black people don’t do water…. He was murdered. But the police are lazy these days with crimes against people of color. They probably rule it suicide.
How? She is not the poster child for making porn to become famous.
Exactly what I was thinking. I guess that’s how it is when you live life in public. Everything is a post.
RIP! ???
Satan is coming to collect what Toya owes ?
This poor man ???
They have the least amount of respect for themselves. How tf you expect me to have respect for you when you don’t have any for yourself?
No, he’s going after kourtney now, smh.
Poor thing……my god bless his soul
Handsome guy.. Hardy’s body was found wedged in a dam in the Maumee River… This sounds like foul play.
I dont know who is more lazy the Police or the Reporters.
What an absolutely ridiculous thing to say.
I know, right??? All these men dropping like fleas around her…
Yet those paperback books still in the shelf ??
Wayne will be next drug overdose/seizure induced coma dead within 1 week of coma due to irreversible brain damage 2018.
Yeah but they give so much disrespect to black women and their children. We need a clean up act.
She was first Waynes wife
I’m sure she did. they’re both public figures so I’m sure if she didn’t folks would complain.
I’m a black man and I’m very respectful of ALL women. I’m still treated sometimes like the back of someone’s foot and given the side eye when I walk in a store,elevator etc. I can’t even drive a descent car without getting pulled over by the cops.
Don’t lump ALL of us together. Maybe U encounter the ghetto ones that slap U around and call U a bitch. Plus abandoned their kids. We are not all like that.
I shouldn’t even have to say this with all the black men getting killed for nothing lately. We are extinct.
I’m not a Wayne fan, but that is an awful thing to say. Words have power. I hope he ISN’T next. I hope he stops whatever addictive behavior that could take him from his children and family.
How you know her vaginal mileage? Smh. Mind YOUR business. This woman has been married twice abd is a mother. How dare you
Exactly. He sounds like a jealous HATER
I agree with you on that, so young, and his
whole life ahead of him RIP.
You are wrong for that, even though
Wayne is out there. I jut hope people
get their house in order because we are in the last days
according to the bible.
Omg I remember him…such a good looking man. RIP
I don’t mean to speak ill of the potentially dead. Wayne has to want to live and be healed. I imagine that he has so much pain at the realization that his “daddy” was violating his body and spirit. That’s why he marks himself up, stays high and keeps popping babies.
I met this young man outside a concert venue that my children attended. Didn’t really know what he was about back then. He was a gentleman and nice. We took a picture together. I wasn’t in the concert I was waiting for the kids while they were there. He’s likable but he’s also very ill.
He fly down to Mexico or Sweden and take that Ibogaine to kill the drug addiction then work with psych and other specialists to regenerate his body and spirit.
I hope so too. Unfortunately Wayne is surrounded by a lot of family enablers. He can not get well in his current climate. I met him years ago. He’s a nice man. I hope he gets the help he needs. I realize my words seem harsh and they are for a reason intended and not the one everyone thInks – that I’m being cruel and insensitive. These celebs read the blogs and perhaps someone who loves him will read my stern words and consider offering him help.
I repeat they say IBOGAINE cures addiction and he can afford the cure.
Thanks for that Insight, good artist but
you can tell something isn’t right with his spirit.
Very sad for this very handsome young man. Sadly, black professional athletes are ill-equipped for life after the game. There needs to be some kind of out-placement for them. RIP.
Plenty of people affiliated with her end up deceased. May this man RIP
You said that. Cheap shot, what does that even mean?
What in the world happened with all of that. Totally sad. Condolences to his family.
I see you making that blanket statement about all black men. Sounds like you need to wake up or change your circle of friends.
Toya has really bad luck with deaths around her all the time..Weird.