Chiefs Star Hollywood Brown Shares Rondale Moore Texts After Tragic Death
Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, the wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, revealed on X that he communicated with Minnesota Vikings receiver Rondale Moore shortly before Moore's tragic death.
Although his official cause of death is still under investigation and pending an autopsy, the police chief told reporters that authorities suspect Moore, 25, shot himself in his garage on February 21. That unleashed a torrent of heartbreaking posts from Brown.
"Bro ain’t no way brotha you just messaged me few hours ago," Brown wrote in one of the string of distressing posts. Brown and Moore previously played together on the Arizona Cardinals. Brown later moved on to the Chiefs, and Moore signed with the Atlanta Falcons before joining the Vikings. Moore suffered devastating knee injuries twice.
Hollywood Brown Addressed Rondale Moore in a Heartbreaking Message
In one of his posts, Brown communicated directly with the now-deceased Moore. "You wasn’t alone bro.. I told you I know how you feel," he wrote on February 21 as news broke of Moore's death.
Brown posted text messages between him and Moore from July and August. In those text messages, they discussed injuries.
I love you bro ???????? I always wanted to speak life into you fam pic.twitter.com/m0j40bBIZX
— Hollywood Brown (@Primetime_jet) February 22, 2026
According to NBC News, Moore "dislocated his right knee during training camp" for the Atlanta Falcons in 2024 and didn't see any playing time as a result. The Minnesota Vikings signed him in 2025, but he "blew out his left knee while returning a punt in their first exhibition game and spent another full season on injured reserve."
Moore "was so distraught after immediately realizing the seriousness of that injury that he slammed his hand down on a cart so hard the sound was audible throughout the stadium," NBC News reported. In the text messages, Brown urged Moore not to give up despite the injuries.
"Love you bro. I always wanted to speak life into you fam," he wrote.
Brown also shared posts written by other NFL players, including Raheem Mostert, who wrote, "Rest easy lil bro.. Rondale you were special." He shared a post by Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jamal Adams, who shared a post from another page about one of Moore's knee injuries.
I’m not jumping to conclusions, but let me say this. Fans and media be quick to label a player “injury prone” We don’t choose to get hurt… sometimes shit just happens. Y’all don’t see the rehab, the pain, the mental drain it causes. That process can make you lose yourself. This… https://t.co/RBhIcNBwyh
— Jamal Adams (@Prez) February 22, 2026
"I’m not jumping to conclusions, but let me say this. Fans and media be quick to label a player 'injury prone.' We don’t choose to get hurt… sometimes s*** just happens. Y’all don’t see the rehab, the pain, the mental drain it causes," Adams wrote.
"That process can make you lose yourself. This s*** is real. No matter how much support you get, you still gotta fight that battle alone. Prayers up for Rondale Moore and his family. He was a baller, no question."
JJ Watt also offered a tribute to Moore. "Can’t even begin to fathom or process this. There’s just no way. Way too soon. Way too special. So much left to give. Rest in Peace Rondale," Watt wrote on X.