Jevon Belcher

Jevon Belcher was born in New York. His dad, John Belcher, left him and his mom, Cheryl Shepard, when he was young. He was a very talented kid. He wrestled and played football for his high school teams at West Babylon High in New York. He was a three time All-American wrestler. Belcher was also team captain at the high school and, as a senior, led his team to the Long Island Championship tournament but they lost in the Semi-finals.

 Because of his achievments, the school retired his number.
When Belchir graduated from high school, he attended the University of Maine, where he got a degree in child development and family relations.  He played on the Bear's football team as linebacker. In his junior year he was moved from the linebacker position and moved to defensive end.He planned to go to the NFL but was not drafted. He then signed a free agent contract with the Cheifs in 2009. He signed a one year contract with the Cheifs in March. He recieved 1.9 million dollers.

Jevon Blecher, was a succesful football player for the Kansas City Cheifs. He started this season 10 out of the 11 gmaes he played. He had 33 tackles and five assists.
His life did not seem like a bad life. He was smart and athletic and he should be remembered as a great athlete not as a messed up man.

He killed himself after he had a fight with his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, his girlfriend that was out at a concert the night before. The couple had been fighting frequently and their relashonship was suffering. He had many insecurities and his wife was not helping. Because of these insecurities, he shot his wife. His mother witnessed the shooting and called the police. Blechir ran out of the house, and drove to the Cheif's practice facility.  He thanked coach Romeo Crennel and the manger Scott Pioli. When the police were on their way, he kneeled down and shot himself in the head. Even after majoring in Family Relations and Child devolpment, he couldn't escape his misery.