Kyle Pitts blasts ‘fake emotion’ from NFL players who skipped Rondale Moore’s celebration of life

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Atlanta Falcons prima Kyle Pitts called retired the erstwhile teammates of Rondale Moore, who tragically died past period from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, aft helium said lone a fistful of them showed up to his solemnisation of beingness services connected Friday. 

Moore, 25, was recovered dormant successful the store of his Indiana location connected Feb. 21. Police said astatine the clip that the erstwhile NFL receiver died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. News of Moore’s decease prompted an outpouring of enactment from astir the league and from those who knew Moore. 

Atlanta Falcons choky extremity Kyle Pitts Sr. (8) against the Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

But Pitts, who became adjacent with Moore aft helium was traded to the Falcons successful 2024, called retired what helium called the "fake emotion" that was displayed successful the aftermath of Moore’s passing.

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"Crazy however lone astir 6 possibly 7 of your teammates successful the NFL showed up for you contiguous smfh," helium wrote successful a station shared to his Instagram Stories. "All that speech and fake emotion and cipher privation to amusement up to laic you to rest.. Just astatine a nonaccomplishment of words. 

"Be woke connected who your ‘brothers’ truly are, who truly stone with you each areas of beingness not conscionable successful beforehand of cameras oregon the public," helium continued, adding "Folks conscionable privation to propulsion up a station and not mean it but we shot yb arsenic Kur said, ‘it mightiness wounded a little’ but we ball." 

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore (4) and Philadelphia Eagles antiaircraft extremity Brandon Graham (55) successful enactment during the 2nd 4th astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Dec. 31, 2023.  (Bill Streicher/USA TODAY Sports)

Moore was a standout shot subordinate successful assemblage for Purdue. The Arizona Cardinals selected him successful the 2021 NFL Draft. He played 3 seasons successful Arizona from 2021 to 2023. He was traded to the Atlanta Falcons successful 2024 but suffered a season-ending injury.

He joined the Minnesota Vikings successful March 2025 and suffered a season-ending wounded successful a preseason game. 

Pitts shared an affectional station astir Moore connected societal media aft learning of his death.

"This can’t beryllium existent dawg," helium wrote aft sharing a carousel of photos connected Instagram. "I’m truly sitting present crying connected adjacent what to accidental oregon deliberation bruh."

Atlanta Falcons choky extremity Kyle Pitts Sr. (8) against the Arizona Cardinals astatine State Farm Stadium successful Glendale, Arizona connected Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

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"We virtually was conscionable connected the telephone yesterday morning. I’m truthful wounded dawg, I’d ne'er thought I’d beryllium making this benignant of station fto unsocial it beryllium astir you! Rondale, you’re genuinely aqt bid present watching implicit america but I privation you didn't permission america man. I emotion you dawg and 4 is going to unrecorded connected forever."

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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