by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
July 3, 2025
The previous defensive deal with performed with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals.
Former defensive deal with Oliver Gibson, who performed within the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals, has died. He was 53.
In response to CBS Sports activities, no data has been publicly launched concerning the reason for his demise. Gibson’s household introduced his demise on June 29. Notre Dame, his alma mater, acknowledged his demise by way of social media.
We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Oliver Gibson. We ship our condolences to his household and mates. pic.twitter.com/Saz7l8Xwnq
— Notre Dame Soccer (@NDFootball) June 30, 2025
After Gibson left Notre Dame in 1995, he was drafted by the Steelers within the NFL within the fourth spherical. He was on the crew for 4 seasons, recording 42 tackles, 5.5 sacks, and recovered one fumble as a reserve. He signed with the Bengals in 1999, the place he grew to become the crew’s beginning defensive deal with. Whereas taking part in for the crew, he recorded 201 tackles, together with 37 tackles for loss and 12 sacks, whereas additionally defending 10 passes, intercepting one cross, and recovering two fumbles.
Gibson began all 48 video games throughout his first three seasons for the Bengals, however in 2002, attributable to accidents, he solely performed in 9 video games. The following yr, his final within the NFL, he returned to a reserve function.
Throughout his NFL profession, Gibson recorded 243 tackles with 37 for loss and 17.5 sacks.
Gibson, who performed soccer at Romeoville Excessive Faculty in Illinois, returned in 2014 to turn into the college’s soccer coach and to serve asn an assistant basketball coach, in response to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
Chad Johnson, who was a teammate of Gibson in Cincinnati, acknowledged the demise by posting an previous picture on X of the 2 throughout their taking part in days.
RIP OLIVER GIBSON “AND” 🕊️ pic.twitter.com/8eMFcr7ygl
– Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) June 29, 2025
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