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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) Jordan Devey, a Utah native and former NFL offensive lineman who won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots, has died.
He was 38.
Deveys parents said their son died by suicide on July 23.
They believe his death may have been related to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
Devey spent eight seasons in the NFL after signing with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
He also played for the San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, the Oakland Raiders, the Las Vegas Raiders and the Buffalo Bills.
A product of American Fork High School, Devey overcame Osgood-Schlatter disease, which kept him from playing football as a teenager.
He played the tuba in the marching band and baseball before serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Costa Rica.
He later starred at Snow College and the University of Memphis, where he earned second-team All-Conference USA honors in 2012.
After retiring from the NFL, Devey volunteered as a youth football coach, mentored athletes and remained active in his church.
He is survived by his wife, Linsey, and their four children.
A fundraiser has been established to assist the family.
______ SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) Thousands of runners took to the streets of Salt Lake City as the Deseret News Half Marathon returned as part of Utahs Pioneer Day traditions, sending participants from Emigration Canyon to a finish line at Liberty Park.
The 13.1-mile course is designed for speed, featuring a gradual 1,600-foot elevation drop as runners follow the historic pioneer route into the Salt Lake Valley before finishing along the Days of 47 Parade route.
Organizers say the cheering crowds lining the final miles have become one of the races signature experiences.
The annual event is one of several races held during the Deseret News Marathon weekend, which also includes a full marathon, 10K, 5K and family events.
The marathon, first held in 1970, is the longest-running road race in Utah and has become a staple of Pioneer Day celebrations.
From the pre-dawn bus rides to the starting line and the quiet miles through Emigration Canyon to the excitement of downtown Salt Lake City, runners of all ages and abilities shared the course while volunteers, spectators and race officials helped keep the event moving smoothly.
For many participants, crossing the finish line represented the culmination of months of training, while others embraced the event as an annual tradition shared with family and friends.
Every finisher received a commemorative medal recognizing the accomplishment.
The Deseret News races have become one of Utahs premier running events, drawing participants from across the state and beyond each July while showcasing the states history, scenery and community spirit.
_____ Cafe Rio is leaning into its Utah roots with the launch of its latest product a handheld burrito dubbed the Utah Burrito.
Its being marketed as the companys most Utah product yet.
The new item is being offered as an alternative to a burger, served with similar flavorings as a burger but with a Cafe Rio twist.
We began asking ourselves, what would it look like if the best burger in Utah was not a burger at all? said Jackie Crynes, Cafe Rios chief marketing officer.
The knockout burrito comes with the following ingredients: - A large flour tortilla made fresh daily - Premium ground beef smothered in a special sauce - Crispy fries - Shredded cheese - Pico de gallo infused with pickles and pickle juice - Secret Burger Sauce - A couple of limes to squeeze onto the burrito - Each burrito comes with a generous tub of Cafe Rio special fry sauce.
This Utah burrito is going to come with that iconic thing that goes with Utah, which is fry sauce, said Chris Reading, the vice-president of operations at Cafe Rio.
Im sure you guys all tried making fry sauce at your house.
I guarantee mines better.
Originating in Utah, Cafe Rios first store opened in St.
George in 1997 and quickly expanded within the state of Utah.
Now its a nationwide chain operating in 11 different states coast-to-coast with more than 150 stores.
There are around 51 stores operating in Utah.
Cafe Rio is a part of the Utah identity, Crynes said.
Its embedded in the culture and the celebrations that we have and our routines and the way that we meet up and have a good time.
Not only is it launching the new Utah burrito to embrace its Utah roots, the restaurant chain also decorated a float in Utahs Days of 47 parade to celebrate its Utah heritage.
The float features a giant enchilada-style burrito.
Cafe Rio is leaning into what made it special The new burrito isnt the only major change the restaurant chain is taking.
It brought back some fan-favorites like the cilantro lime vinaigrette and the medium salsa.
The food scientists at the brand also went back to the drawing board with the sweet pork recipe to really hone in on what made it delicious and special from the beginning.
And according to Crynes, its been restored to its former craveable glory.
Theres a depth of flavor, theres that caramelization that you know and love, Crynes said.
Other new things coming to Cafe Rio Along with restoring some menu items, Cafe Rio also announced some new products it will start offering soon.
Here are the two new offerings: - A small salad apparently customers have been requesting this item for years, and its finally here.
- A churro cookie Cafe Rio Pioneer Day deals To celebrate the holiday and its Utah heritage, Cafe Rio will be offering two deals.
Here are the details: - Dress like a pioneer weekend: All handheld burritos are buy one, get one free when you dress like a pioneer.
Available in-store only at participating Utah locations Friday and Saturday.
- Free regular drink: This deal comes with a free regular drink with purchase of any handheld burrito on digital orders only.
Use the code: FRYSAUCE to get the deal online from Friday until Aug.
2.
What I ordered I attended a sneak preview event earlier in the week to check out the new offering.
The burrito is tasty its a mix of bold flavors and a Cafe Rio take on the classic flavors.
The pickle pico is a nice touch I really appreciated.
The fry sauce is smoky and slightly spicy in its flavoring.
All in all, I will likely order it again in-store, and I found myself craving another burrito the day after I tried it.
All these flavors have one additional, like, just element or twist that makes you go, oh, Ive never thought a cheeseburger could taste like this, Crynes told the Deseret News.
SANDY, Utah The hum of conversation, exclamations of wonder and patter of feet filled the halls of parade floats at the Mountain America Expo Center in Sandy, Utah, on Tuesday, July 21.
The floats rose above the patrons in majesty, each paying homage to the first pioneer ancestors that came to the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847.
Per tradition, different stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah were chosen to create a parade float in honor of those first pioneers.
Each float is designed from the ground up by local Church members, and it is up to them to bring their vision to life.
This reliance on the talents of local members, and tender mercies from on high, allows those involved to participate in a special and faith-filled experience.
Many of those who designed, built and perfected the floats expressed that without faith and reliance on the Lord, their visions would have never come to life.
Almost all of them used the word miracle.
Above the hum that filled the air, the sound of splashing water could be heard.
Typically, the sound of rushing water on a parade float is cause for concern, but not for the float coordinators of the South Jordan Utah Glenmoor Stake.
We wanted to portray the love that comes from the gospel that spreads out to the world, said Cori Shaw, a member of the Glenmoor stake float committee.
The float features a model of the Salt Lake Temple atop a large granite rock.
At the base of the temple, water flows out and splashes into multiple pools.
The bottommost pool is surrounded by a colorful garden full of flowers, insects and animals.
However, the water does not stop its journey there.
Above the lowest pool is a globe with symbols that represent the different charity efforts of the Church around the world.
Our theme is: Where love flows, hope grows, said Shaw.
The flowing water feature is something that Shaw and her husband felt captured the essence of the meaning behind their float.
So with minimal engineering experience, Shaws husband and a next-door neighbor just figured it out, according to Shaw.
They also chose to add turquoise dye to help the water stand out as a defining feature.
But for Shaw, the water feature wasnt what made her float a float of miracles, it was the journey it took to bring it to life.
A journey that Shaw says was one filled with faith.
We have only been the hands, said Shaw, with tears in her eyes.
This has been Heavenly Fathers plan all along.
While trying to bring their vision to life, Shaw and her husband were searching for someone who could help sculpt the granite rock.
The rock itself is made out of foam, but even still, Shaw and her husband were not well versed in float sculpture, as she put it.
The foam used in these floats is often expensive and can be hard to work with.
While looking at blocks of foam to purchase, Shaws husband asked the store employee for some help.
When the employee learned what the foam was going to be used for, something unexpected happened.
He went around back, and we got all of this for free, Shaw said, gesturing to the large rock.
We were able to do more with the money that we would have spent.
The Shaws saw many more miracles, including the reuniting of family members.
One float volunteer sent a photo of the working water feature to a son and was able to hold a lasting conversation with him, the first conversation theyve had in years.
On another occasion, a mother-daughter duo helped arrange the various flowers and greenery seen around the lower pool.
Instead of helping for the two hours they had volunteered for, they returned day after day, sometimes for up to 12 hours to help prepare the float.
Down the aisle of floats from the Glenmoor stakes float, another float rose above the rest.
This float, done by the Herriman Utah South Stake, is covered in 324 hand-milled wooden dolls.
Each of these dolls represents a real pioneer ancestor of someone in the stake.
We created a website for members of our stake to be able to upload stories of their ancestors, said Amy Morris, a member of the float committee.
Then, after creating hundreds of wooden dolls, the committee decided to let everyone be involved in the creation of the float.
We hosted events at our stake center where members of our stake could come and clothe, paint, however they wanted to recreate their ancestor, Morris said.
The Herriman South stake is also home to a Polynesian ward, which proudly represented their heritage on the float with Polynesian fire-dancer dolls, complete with animatronics that allow the dancers to have spinning batons.
Jeremy Moser, co-chair of the float committee, explained that as more and more names and stories were uploaded to the stake website, he realized that the float wasnt going to have enough room to carry that many dolls.
But as with the Glenmoor stakes miracle float, Moser soon received the inspiration he needed to honor every pioneer ancestor that he could.
I was in bed one night ..
and the thought came to me lets make a treasure chest, and lets honor them by saying everyone can go write additional names and put them in the treasure chest, Moser said.
Thus, on the back of the float, amid an array of dolls, is a treasure chest filled with slips of paper.
Each paper has different names written on it, honoring each pioneer ancestor that didnt have a doll made in their image.
As if the treasure chest wasnt enough, Moser also wrote a song about the stakes pioneer heritage that played softly from speakers as patrons walked around the float.
In the next aisle over from the Herriman South stakes float is the West Jordan Utah Wasatch Meadows Stake (Spanish) float.
The float has a family reading in 3 Nephi 11 in the Book of Mormon at the front of the float.
Behind the family, the scene they are reading from the scriptural text is depicted.
A towering Mayan-style temple complete with stone-textured steps and golden stairs up the front face of the sculpture takes up the back half of the float.
Beneath the temple characters modeled as Nephites are seen staring up towards the temple.
At the top, tubes of light illuminate every so often, representing the coming of the resurrected Jesus Christ.
This representation of ancient scripture is used to represent a different group of pioneers.
The Wasatch Meadows stake is the first Spanish-speaking stake in Utah.
We come from pioneers too, said Daniel Hernandez, a volunteer from the Wasatch Meadows stake.
Our parents were baptized when they were young, or grandmothers were about when they were young.
So we wanted to share our story with them too.
For Hernandez, the float not only represents a different group of pioneers, it also represents the religious freedom that his immigrant ancestors have been able to enjoy in Utah.
Thanks to what the pioneers did, we are able to worship Christ, even [though] we came to this land as immigrants, he said.
That, says Hernandez, is a miracle.
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