Chuck Osborne (American football)
# Chuck Osborne (American football)

Charles Wayne Osborne Jr. (November 2, 1973 – October 16, 2012) was an American football defensive tackle who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Rams and Oakland Raiders. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL Draft. The 1996 NFL combine scored "Chuck" the strongest at 33 reps (225 lb). He played college football at the University of Arizona with the famed "Desert Swarm" defense and attended Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, California. Osborne was also a member of the Amsterdam Admirals, Green Bay Packers, and the New England Patriots.

Osborne died at his home in La Jolla, California on October 16, 2012. His cause of death was listed as "CTE and obesity-related hypertensive cardiomyopathy." He is one of at least 345 NFL players to be diagnosed after death with CTE, which is caused by repeated hits to the head.

