Keith Mitchell obit

Former Saints linebacker Keith Mitchell passes away at age 51

 

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Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Keith Mitchell passed away on Thursday, in news first released by KBTX. It was later confirmed by the team. Mitchell was just 51 and cause of his death has not yet been made available. Before a standout seven-year NFL career, Mitchell was a star linebacker with the Texas A&M Aggies.

At Texas A&M, Mitchell had 34 sacks and an additional 18.5 tackles for loss. His 14.5 sacks and added 10.5 stops for negative yardage in 1996 earned him first team All-American honors. Despite his outstanding production, Mitchell's perceived lack of size caused him to go undrafted in the 1997 NFL Draft. New Orleans took a chance on him, bringing him in as an undrafted rookie. He rewarded their faith by carving out an immediate role and earning a starting job by his second season.

Mitchell played for the Saints for five seasons and started 59 of 64 contests between 1998 and 2001. During his five years with New Orleans he had 19.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 21 passes broken up, 9 fumbles forced, 8 fumbles recovered, and scored 2 defensive touchdowns. Mitchell earned Pro Bowl honors in 2000 with both of those scores, a career-best 6.5 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, and 4 fumbles recovered.

Keith Mitchell played the last two years of his career with the Texans and Jaguars. A spinal injury suffered in 2003 with Jacksonville ended his career. Despite the injury hampering his mobility, Mitchell overcame it to become a motivational speaker, author, and yoga/fitness instructor.

He played for the Saints from 1997 through 2001 and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2000. He also played for the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars during his professional football career.

The Saints extend their sympathies to the Mitchell family during these challenging times

LeRoy Irvin obit

Los Angeles Rams Legend LeRoy Irvin Dies at 68 After Cancer Battle

He recorded 1,457 career punt return yards and 4 touchdowns, 61 career kickoff returns for 1,180 yards and 11 total touchdowns across multiple positions. 

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LeRoy Irvin, a standout cornerback who spent the bulk of his National Football League career with the Los Angeles Rams and earned recognition as one of the franchise's most celebrated defensive players, has died. He was 68.

The Rams confirmed his death in a post on X on July 2, writing, "We mourn the loss of Rams Legend LeRoy Irvin. We extend our condolences to his family and friends during this difficult time.”

While the team did not disclose further details surrounding the circumstances of his passing, Los Angeles-based journalist Eric Geller—who worked alongside Irvin on a broadcasting team after his retirement from professional football—revealed on X that the former defensive back had been fighting throat cancer. According to Geller's July 2 post on X, Irvin "lost his battle, ironically enough, to throat cancer last night."

Irvin's NFL journey began in 1980 when the Rams selected him with the 70th overall pick in the draft. Over the next decade, he became one of the team's most dependable players in the secondary, starting 104 games across 10 seasons with Los Angeles before closing out his professional career with a final season in Detroit with the Lions.

During his time in the league, Irvin recorded 35 interceptions and was honored with Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections on two separate occasions, cementing his legacy as one of the premier cornerbacks of his era. He recorded 1,457 career punt return yards and 4 touchdowns, 61 career kickoff returns for 1,180 yards and 11 total touchdowns across multiple positions.

Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson, a former teammate, expressed his grief in an Instagram post on July 2. "Devastated to hear about the passing of my brother, teammate, and Rams legend Leroy Irvin," Dickerson wrote. "Leroy wasn't just a lockdown corner and a fierce competitor on the field; he was a true friend and a great man who always brought incredible energy. Rest in peace, my brother. Sending my thoughts and prayers to the Irvin family and all of Rams Nation."

Dickerson accompanied the post with a photograph of the two men smiling together at an event hosted by Dickerson's foundation.

Geller, who co-hosted a public access television broadcast of Buena Park High School football games with Irvin after his retirement, remembered the former Ram with a mix of grief and warm humor. "LeRoy was a great defensive back for the Rams and played his final season for the Detroit Lions," Geller wrote. "He was an even better person and friend. I will miss that raspy voice and that sense of humor that made me smile and laugh whenever we met up at some Rams function. R.I.P. LeRoy!"

Irvin is survived by his four children: Leroy III, Charles, Sarah, and Julius, according to his IMDb biography.

Irvin worked with former Los Angeles Rams teammate Vince Ferragamo at End Zone Mortgage in Anaheim Hills, California. He started a company called Original Mini's Inc with former Rams teammates Eric Dickerson, Larry Westbrook, and Mike Hope. The company holds an NFL license and offers a line of NFL Licensed products. In the 1986 Rams promotional video, Let's Ram It, he called himself the "Iceman" and stated that interceptions were his game.

He appeared on the talk show Go Curvy as well.

Moritz Borman obit

Moritz Borman Dies: Producer On Several Oliver Stone Pics, ‘Terminator’ & ‘The Crow’ Sequels And More Was 71

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Moritz Borman, a veteran producer whose credits include several Oliver Stone movies along with Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, The Crow: Salvation and others, died July 1 in Munich, where his upcoming film was being shot. He was 71.

Eric Kopeloff and Philip Schulz-Deyle, his longtime producing partners who were working with Borman on John Lee Hancock’s untitled Monsanto movie for Netflix, said he died of apparent natural causes.

“As both a producer and entrepreneur, Moritz helped shape the landscape of independent filmmaking, building creative and financial bridges between Europe and Hollywood,” the pair said in a statement to Deadline. “He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his generosity, optimism, integrity, and unwavering passion for cinema.” Read their statement in full below.

Along with the Stone-directed Snowden, Alexander, Savages, W. and World Trade Center, Borman’s dozens of producing credits also include such films as Under the Volcano, Mindhunters, K-10: The Widowmaker and Basic Instinct 2, among others.

In 1997, Borman founded Pacifica Pictures, which produced such films as Where the Money Is, Up at the Villa, Philip Noyce’s The Quiet American and Neil LaBute’s Nurse Betty. That film starred Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear and premiered at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival, not long after Pacifica merged with Intermedia Films.

Born on April 16, 1955, Borman started out as a TV director and producer in his native Germany before moving to Los Angeles, where he attended the American Film Institute. His first Hollywood feature credit was as a producer on legendary filmmaker John Huston’s 1984 movie Under the Volcano, starring Albert Finney and Jacqueline Bissett.

Borman went on to serve as a producer or executive producer on several other features during the next 35 films. Along with the aforementioned titles, he worked on The Wedding Planner, National Security, The Life of David Gale, Basic, Welcome to Mooseport, Escobar: Paradise Lost, The Little Prince and Playmobil: The Movie, among others.

In 2009, Borman sued his fellow Terminator: Salvation producers Derek Anderson and Victor Kubicek and their company Halcyon, claiming breach of contract and failure to pay his producing fees. The suit was settled quickly out of court.

Here is the full statement from Kopeloff and Schulz-Deyle:

It is with profound sadness that we, as Moritz Borman’s longtime producing partners, announce his passing.

Moritz was one of the most accomplished and respected independent producers of his generation. Over a career spanning more than four decades, he produced more than 25 feature films, frequently collaborating with Oliver Stone. Moritz’s films include Under the Volcano, The Quiet American, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation, Alexander, World Trade Center, W, Savages, Snowden.

As both a producer and entrepreneur, Moritz helped shape the landscape of independent filmmaking, building creative and financial bridges between Europe and Hollywood. He will be remembered not only for his achievements, but also for his generosity, optimism, integrity, and unwavering passion for cinema.

Most recently, Moritz devoted himself to bringing our upcoming John Lee Hancock feature to the screen. After many years of development, he was immensely proud to see the project finally enter production. We will continue the film in the spirit of excellence and commitment that defined his career, honoring the vision he worked so tirelessly to realize.

Our thoughts are with Moritz’s family, his friends, and the many colleagues around the world whose lives he touched.

His legacy will endure through the films he made, the filmmakers he inspired, and the lasting impact he had on our industry.

Borman died in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on 1 July 2026, at the age of 71.

 

Filmography

Year     Film

1984    Under the Volcano

1985    The Lightship

1989    Homer and Eddie

Seven Minutes

2000    The Crow: Salvation

Where the Money Is

Nurse Betty

2001    The Wedding Planner

Blow Dry

2002    K-19: The Widowmaker

The Quiet American

Dark Blue

2003    National Security

The Life of David Gale

Basic

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2004    If Only

Welcome to Mooseport

Mindhunters

Suspect Zero

Alexander

2006    Basic Instinct 2

World Trade Center

2008    W.

2009    Terminator Salvation

2010    The Nutcracker in 3D

2012    Savages

2014    Escobar: Paradise Lost

2015    The Little Prince

2016    Snowden

2019    Playmobil: The Movie

TBA    Monsanto