Professional Football Player. Tipton played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2014 and 2015, with 15 rushes for 28 yards and 11 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown catch over 16 career games. During his college career at Central Michigan University, he rushed for 2,463 yards on 461 carries with 34 touchdowns. He was waived by the Colts, but re-signed to the practice squad in September 2015 and was called up shortly after to the active roster. On November 26, 2015, Tipton was waived and was re-signed by the Colts a week later, but was waived again on December 21, 2015. Tipton died as the result of an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen when he took a duffel bag out of the trunk of his car which contained a pistol that discharged unexpectedly.
Professional Football Player. Tipton played for the Indianapolis Colts in 2014 and 2015, with 15 rushes for 28 yards and 11 receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown catch over 16 career games. During his college career at Central Michigan University, he rushed for 2,463 yards on 461 carries with 34 touchdowns. He was waived by the Colts, but re-signed to the practice squad in September 2015 and was called up shortly after to the active roster. On November 26, 2015, Tipton was waived and was re-signed by the Colts a week later, but was waived again on December 21, 2015. Tipton died as the result of an accidental gunshot wound to the abdomen when he took a duffel bag out of the trunk of his car which contained a pistol that discharged unexpectedly.
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