Kyle Pitts blasts ‘fake emotion’ from NFL players who skipped Rondale Moore’s celebration of life

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Atlanta Falcons star Kyle Pitts called out the former teammates of Rondale Moore, who tragically died last month from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, after he said only a handful of them showed up to his celebration of life services on Friday. 

Moore, 25, was found dead in the garage of his Indiana home on Feb. 21. Police said at the time that the former NFL receiver died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. News of Moore’s death prompted an outpouring of support from around the league and from those who knew Moore. 

Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr. (8) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Dec. 21, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

But Pitts, who became close with Moore after he was traded to the Falcons in 2024, called out what he called the "fake emotion" that was displayed in the wake of Moore’s passing.

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"Crazy how only about 6 maybe 7 of your teammates in the NFL showed up for you today smfh," he wrote in a post shared to his Instagram Stories. "All that talk and fake emotion and nobody want to show up to lay you to rest.. Just at a loss of words. 

"Be woke on who your ‘brothers’ really are, who really rock with you all areas of life not just in front of cameras or the public," he continued, adding "Folks just want to throw up a post and not mean it but we ball yb as Kur said, ‘it might hurt a little’ but we ball." 

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