Ex-NFL star Rudi Johnson has died aged 45. The news was announced by TMZ Sports who were informed by a family source reporting that he died this week. Johnson made his debut in the NFL in 2001 after being picked in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals, playing infrequently at the start. The family source told TMZ that Johnson had been doing everything he could to help people on and off the field which is what mattered most to him before his death. Johnson won SEC Player of the Year Honors at Auburn University before his pro career.