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Police are investigating the discovery of a dead body found at the New Jersey home of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins, authorities confirmed Tuesday.

"The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit and the Fair Lawn Police Department are investigating a death at 14 Van Saun Place in Fair Lawn, New Jersey," officials said in a statement, referring to Jenkins' house. "The deceased is not the owner of the residence, but the identity of the male decedent cannot be released until next of kin have been notified. The investigation is ongoing, and additional information will be provided when it is available and appropriate for release."

According to multiple reports, police are treating the investigation as a homicide. NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports police are investigating "a possible strangulation/suffocation as the cause of death," citing law enforcement sources.

Multiple reports say Jenkins is not in New Jersey and has been staying in Florida.

According to ESPN's Dianna Russini, Jenkins has been in Florida since the Giants broke from their offseason practices, which ended June 14. That report adds that Jenkins had family staying in the New Jersey home and he had plans to return to New Jersey today "to deal with this situation" but might stay in Florida.

TMZ reports the body was found in the basement by a person who was working on the house.

Jenkins, 29, is entering his third year with the Giants. The Pahokee, Fla. native played for Florida in college before finishing his career at North Alabama.

--Field Level Media

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Police are investigating a body found at the New Jersey residence of Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins on Tuesday, law enforcement sources told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.

Giants sources and other sources who know Jenkins told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that, as far as they were aware, Jenkins currently is in Florida.

Police are investigating the death as a possible strangulation/suffocation incident, Garafolo reported. The identity of man who was found hasn't been released. Property records for the home list Jenkins as the owner, according to The Associated Press.

The home, located in Fair Lawn, is about 10 miles north of MetLife Stadium.

"We are aware of and monitoring the situation," a Giants spokesperson told Pelissero.

"We are monitoring the matter," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said.

Jenkins, 29, is entering his seventh NFL season and his third with the Giants. New York opens training camp July 25.

 

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Theyre charging his brother

 

 

Janoris Jenkins' older brother has been charged with felony aggressive manslaughter in the death of a man found at the New York Giants cornerback's residence in New Jersey on Tuesday.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office announced the charge against William H. Jenkins Jr. on Wednesday afternoon. William Jenkins is in custody in Ontario County, New York, after sheriff's deputies detained him early Tuesday morning for an alleged parole violation, Ontario County District Attorney Jim Ritts told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Prior to charging him, Ritts said William Jenkins, 34, was considered "a person of interest" by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

If convicted on the first degree manslaughter charge, William Jenkins could be sentenced to 10-30 years in prison, Bergen County prosecutors told NFL.com.

The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Roosevelt Rene, a family friend of Jenkins, The Associated Press reported. Police and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office are investigating the death as a possible strangulation/suffocation incident, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported. The probe remains ongoing.

Giants sources and other sources who know Janoris Jenkins told Pelissero that, as far as they were aware, he was in Florida on Tuesday when the body was found at his residence.

The home, located in Fair Lawn, is about 10 miles north of MetLife Stadium. Janoris Jenkins has listed the home as his residence for two years, according to the AP.

Jenkins, 29, is entering his seventh NFL season and his third with the Giants. New York opens training camp July 25.

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I feel bad for these guys. The more you come up, the more the negative people in your life try to drag you down.

 

You never want to give up on someone you care about, but for so many pro athletes it would be for the best.

I feel bad for everyone involved. Just simply awful...

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