Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Brady Poppinga spoke out Thursday for the first time since it was revealed that his 17-year-old son, Julius, died earlier this week after reportedly suffering a severe asthma attack.
Julius Poppinga, a junior at Westlake High School in Ventura County, California, and a member of the school's varsity football team, died after reportedly suffering a severe asthma attack.
Julius Poppinga, a junior at Westlake High School in Ventura County, California, and a member of the school's varsity football team, died after reportedly suffering a severe asthma attack. (Angel Ziese Photography) "I would like to thank EVERYONE for their unbelievably beautiful, sweet and loving compassion sent our way," the NFL veteran said on X, formerly known as Twitter. SON OF SUPER BOWL CHAMPION BRADY POPPINGA DIES AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE ASTHMA ATTACK: REPORTS "Julius is a special soul who has touched so many lives.
He is missed, but we KNOW that through the Savior, we will see him and be with him again." According to the Ventura County Star, Julius was hospitalized after the asthma attack and also suffered a collapsed lung, which he did not recover from.