The body of Ohio State University defensive lineman Kosta Karageorge was found today in a Dumpster near campus, along with a gun, Columbus Police said.
“At this time, there’s a lot of questions that we’re still trying to work out,” Sergeant Rich Weiner told reporters. “He was found inside of the Dumpster, the handgun was found inside of the Dumpster with him.
‘‘At this time we are able to confirm through tattoos here at the scene that it is the body of Kosta Karageorge,’’ Weiner said.
Karageorge, 22, a senior who played in one game this season for the Buckeyes, was reported missing by his family last week. His family told police he had several concussions and had texted his mother to say ‘‘I am sorry if I am an embarrassment,’’ the Columbus Dispatch reported.
The 6-foot-3, 273-pound Karageorge became a non-scholarship member of the football team in August after wrestling for the Buckeyes. He was one of 24 seniors set to be honored this weekend before their final home game.
The effect of head injuries on football players has gotten greater scrutiny recently with the National Football League gaining preliminary approval from a federal judge in Philadelphia in July for a $765 million head injury settlement in lawsuits filed by about 5,000 former NFL players seeking damages for head injuries.
The accord would reimburse retirees who suffer from a list of qualified injuries including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.
The National Collegiate Athletic Administration has proposed a $75 million lawsuit settlement that would screen all NCAA athletes for concussions for 50 years.
To contact the reporter on this story: Rob Gloster in San Francisco at rgloster@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at msillup@bloomberg.net
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