Rex Culpepper, a former Syracuse quarterback and the son of Survivor stars Brad and Monica Culpepper, has died at 28.
He died from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident in Florida, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The Syracuse football team also confirmed his passing in a statement shared on social media.
“Rex lived his life with endless passion, having overcome cancer at the age of 20 while playing for the Orange. Appearing in 30 games, Rex played football as fierce as he lived life,” the football team said in a statement.
Culpepper appeared in 30 games for Syracuse between 2017 and 2020, according to USA Today.
In the spring of 2018, the Florida native was diagnosed with testicular cancer but went on to return to the field that fall, playing in six games and earning Syracuse’s Jim DaRin Courage Award.
More recently, Culpepper got engaged to his fiancée, Savanna Morgan, who had shared the happy news on Instagram less than a month ago.
On Monday, March 16, Morgan confirmed that Culpepper had died.
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“No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only 6 short years after meeting. Rex didnt always believe in soulmates but towards the end he told me that he didnt realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other. And one thing about us is that we lived every single day like it was our last. We did every little thing that we set our minds to, between learning new skills and hobbies, and traveling to new places, there was never any free time with us and not a moment spent apart. I dont regret a single day in our 6 years.
You made six years feel like a lifetime Rexy.”
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Per People, Culpepper’s father, Brad Culpepper, was a defensive tackle in the NFL, playing for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears before later appearing on Survivor: Blood vs. Water and finishing as runner-up on Survivor: Game Changers.
His mother, Monica Culpepper, also competed on Survivor, appearing on both Blood vs. Water and One World.
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