Ray Lewis III, Son Of Baltimore Ravens Hall Of Famer, Dead At 28

FLORIDA — Ray Lewis III, the son of two-time Super Bowl champion and Baltimore Ravens Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis, died at his Florida home from a suspected overdose this week, according to reports. He was 28.

Lewis died Wednesday after officers were called to a central Florida home and found him unconscious in a bedroom, according to the Casselberry Police Department.

A person in the home was attempting CPR on Lewis when an officer arrived Wednesday evening. The officer was advised by a second person that Lewis needed the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone, which the officer administered using Narcan, according to the police report.

The Seminole County Fire Department took Lewis to the Advent Health Hospital in Altamonte Springs, where he was declared dead, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

“The evidence and witness accounts show this incident to be a tragic accident,” police said in a statement.

Throughout his life, Lewis followed the path of his father, who is credited with forever changing the position of NFL middle linebacker during his 17-year career with the Ravens, The Baltimore Sun reported. Ray Lewis retired from football in 2013.

Lewis played football at Lake Mary Prep in Florida where he scored 34 touchdowns in 2011, the Sentinel reported. He went on to play college football at the University of Miami, Coastal Carolina and Virginia Union universities, according to WBAL.

His coach at Virginia Union, Mark James, said his former player “was a great kid."

"He played hard and it was a pleasure knowing him,” James told The Associated Press by phone Friday.

His brother, Rahsaan Lewis, also confirmed his death on Instagram.

“Be our guardian,” Rahsaan Lewis wrote, according to the Sentinel. “I promise I’ll make you smile and be proud.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.