Rex Culpepper, a former college football quarterback and son of former NFL star Brad Culpepper, has died at age 28. Culpepper’s fiancée, Savanna Morgan, announced the news on Monday.
According to the Tampa Bay Times, Culpepper, who played for the Syracuse Orange, died from injuries suffered in a dirt bike accident in Georgia on Saturday. Culpepper and Morgan had just gotten engaged last month.
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Savanna shared the news of his passing in a heartwrenching post on social media.
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Remembering Rex Culpepper
Sep 8, 2018; Syracuse, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Rex Culpepper (15) warms up prior to the game against the Wagner Seahawks at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images
“No one expects to meet the love of your life and lose them in only six short years after meeting. Rex didn’t always believe in soulmates, but towards the end, he told me that he didn’t realize what having a soulmate felt like until we felt like extensions of each other,” she wrote.
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“And one thing about us is that we lived every single day like it was our last. We did every little thing that we set our minds to, between learning new skills and hobbies, and traveling to new places, there was never any free time with us, and not a moment spent apart. I don’t regret a single day in our six years.”
Nov 28, 2020; Syracuse, New York, USA; Syracuse Orange quarterback Rex Culpepper (17) stands in the pocket against the North Carolina State Wolfpack in the second quarter at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images
She continued, “I’m sure that myself and all of you who cared about him will never truly be able to move on after knowing someone like him. You don’t just meet people like Rex all the time. He was one in a billion. There wasn’t one thing that man couldn’t do. Lawyer, mechanic, musician, chef, athlete, nerd….lover. He became such a lover.
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“I will never take for granted how cool Rex was and how cool he eventually made me, too. I will carry on his hobbies forever. I don’t think this Rex-shaped hole inside of me will ever be filled. But seeing how much everyone around him loved him so greatly makes my heart full. So here are some parts of him that I would like to share with you, to hopefully make your heart full, too.”
During his time at Syracuse, Culpepper made 30 appearances, throwing for 11 touchdowns. In 2018, Culpepper was diagnosed with testicular cancer, but he was given a clean bill of health just three months later.
Both of Culpepper’s parents, Brad and Monica, appeared on the CBS hit reality TV series Survivor together.
Savanna ended her heartfelt post by saying, “Our story was a good one, babe.”
Our deepest condolences go out to Culpepper’s family and friends during this incredibly difficult and tragic time.
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