Jovan Belcher sixth NFL player to commit suicide in the last two years

An undrafted free agent from the fringes of the college football universe, he not only made the Kansas City Chiefs’ roster, he made his mark — playing every game since 2009, rising from special teams ace to starter, recording more and more tackles each season, and winning over teammates and fans along the way.

Belcher first ended his girlfriend’s life, police said, before taking his own just outside the front door of the Chiefs’ practice facility.

“I am devastated and heart broken,” wrote Jeff Allen, one of several Kansas City players who took to Twitter to express their grief and astonishment.

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When officers arrived outside a split-level home in a middle-class neighborhood, a woman came out and told them a younger woman — later identified as 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins — “had been shot by her boyfriend several times,” said police spokesman Darin Snapp.

About 20 minutes later, another call came into police.

What was known about Belcher, prior to Saturday’s apparent murder-suicide, was that he came from Long Island, New York.

The Black Bears play in the Football Championship Subdivision, in the college sport’s second tier.