Former NFL defensive lineman stabbed to death in Los Angeles, records show

Kevin Johnson, a former NFL defensive lineman who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders in the 1990s, was stabbed to death in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 55.

Johnson’s body was discovered at a homeless encampment Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. 

The cause of death was listed as blunt head trauma and stab wounds, records showed.

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His death was being investigated as a homicide.