An American football outside linebacker who played for the Los Angeles Chargers, the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL), and the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) Jessie Lemonier died on January 26, 2023. The cause of his death is yet to be revealed.
Following his college football career with the Liberty Flames, he was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the team’s practice squad the next day.
Lemonier was promoted back to the active roster on November 7, waived on November 28, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad four days later.
The Detroit Lions signed him on September 2, 2021, to its practice squad, promoted him to the active roster on October 6, and waived him on May 16, 2022.
Lemonier was selected by the Arlington Renegades in the 2023 XFL Draft but instead signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL on December 31, 2022.