OMG! We are dumbfounded to hear that ex-NFL player and 2nd round 2008 draft pick, James Hardy III was found dead in an Indiana river. He was only 31.

Get the tragic details on James Hardy III …

CelebNSports247.com has learned that the 6’6″ Buffalo Bills wide receiver James Hardy III found in a log jam at the Maumee River on Wednesday afternoon.

It was said that a City water filtration plant employee spotted his body and called police. Hardy was immediately drafted in 08 after a sensational junior year at Indiana University.

James Hardy III Death Details:

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TMZ reports:

Sources tell us it appears Hardy had been in the water for several days. Police are investigating. He had been missing since May 30th. Now, nine days later his body was found lifeless in the river.

Hardy had major issues after his NFL career. He was arrested in 2014 for attacking police officers and was later committed to a mental facility.

However, his friends remember him as a nice, outgoing and generous guy who was an incredible athlete.

Was it suicide or murder? We will keep you posted once police give more details.

Our condolences goes out to James Hardy’s family. #RIP