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Former Cardinals OL Max Tuerk dies suddenly at age 26

He collapsed while hiking with his family.

A former Arizona Cardinals player has died. Max Tuerk, former Cardinals offensive lineman, died on Sunday while hiking with his family, the USC football program announced.

He was 26 years old.

Tuerk was only with the Cardinals briefly. He appeared in one game and spent time on the practice squad in 2017. He was released in April 2018.

He was a standout at USC and was a third-round pick of the Los Angeles Chargers in 2016.

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Former USC and Chargers lineman Max Tuerk dies at 26

A former star lineman for USC who was drafted by the Chargers in 2016, Max Tuerk, has died at age 26.

Tragedy struck the USC football family Sunday when former Trojan Max Tuerk died at the age of 26.

No cause of death has been revealed.

Tuerk started for USC at left tackle during his freshman season. He was a freshman All-American in 2012. Tuerk became an All-American center for the Trojans. That led to him becoming a third-round pick of the Chargers in 2016, selected 66th overall.

Tuerk never appeared for the Chargers. He did not play a single snap for the Chargers in his rookie season and was suspended for the first four games of the 2017 campaign for violating the NFL’s policy on PEDs.

He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals off of the Chargers’ practice squad in 2017 and played one game before being cut.


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Former Chargers OL Max Tuerk dies at age 26

The former USC standout has passed away at the age of 26.

Former Chargers offensive lineman Max Tuerk died on Sunday, according to USC Athletics. There was no cause of his death mentioned in the tweet. Tuerk was 26 at the time of his death.

Tuerk was drafted by the Chargers in the third-round of the 2016 NFL Draft out of the University of Southern California (USC). He did not play in a single game during his rookie year and didn’t get off to a hot start in his sophomore season, either.

Before the start of the 2017 season, Tuerk was given a four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.

He was waived on Oct. 4 and then re-signed to the practice squad on Oct. 26. On Nov. 6, he signed with the Cardinals off the Chargers practice squad. In April of 2018, he was released by Arizona, and was never picked up by another club after that.

In 38 games during his college career for the Trojans, Tuerk proved to everyone that he is versatile. He started every position along the offensive line, where he earned First-Team All-Pac-12 during his junior season.