Police: Body of missing OSU football player discovered
 
 
The body of Kosta Karageorge, a 22-year-old Ohio State University football player reported missing Wednesday, was found in Columbus on Sunday, police said.
Karageorge was discovered in a dumpster a few blocks away from his apartment with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, says Sgt. Rich Weiner, spokesman for the Columbus Police Department. He was identified by his tattoos, and a handgun was also discovered in the dumpster, but police say they are not sure if it belonged to Karageorge.
Karageorge was a defensive lineman reserve player for Ohio State, and appeared in one game this season, NBC News reports. He was also a wrestler. Karageorge's mother told NBC affiliate WCMH that her son suffered from concussions, and that before he disappeared he sent her a text apologizing for being an "embarrassment" because of his concussions.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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