Max Tuerk, a former USC offensive lineman drafted in the third round of the NFL draft, tragically lost his life at the tender age of 26-years-old.
The cause of Tuerk’s death was not disclosed.
The former four-star recruit out of high school started at left tackle for the Trojans as a freshman, earned All-Pac 12 first team selection as a guard his junior year and played well enough as a center his senior year to be a second-day draft pick.
The Chargers selected Tuerk with the 66th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He would spend two years on the team and ultimately finished his NFL career in 2017 with the Arizona Cardinals.
Former USC Trojans star Dion Bailey took to Twitter to pay his respects.
