Report: Former Notre Dame star’s brother found dead, investigation into possible homicide

The brother of a former Notre Dame football player died in a fire on Tuesday.

Joshua Owusu-Koramoah — whose brother, Jeremiah, plays for the Cleveland Browns after starring at Notre Dame — was found dead Tuesday morning in Hampton, Virginia. Authorities found evidence of a fire in the house, but police are still investigating the cause and manner of Owusu-Koramoah’s death as a homicide, according to the Hampton Daily Press.

Owusu-Koramoah was supposed to meet a friend, Drew Barker, at a local Cracker Barrel on Tuesday morning, but didn’t show up, according to The Daily Press. Barker, one of his high school teammates, got worried when he didn’t show up 25 minutes after the scheduled meeting time. After he didn’t hear from him, he headed to Owusu-Koramoah’s house and was one of the first people on the scene after medical personnel arrived.

“It was touch-and-go for a while because they weren’t sure if it was him [in the townhouse] right off the bat,” Barker told The Daily Press. “We tried to hold out hope as long as we could. When we found out it was him it was demoralizing trying to figure out how this happened.”

Owusu-Koramoah played three years of football at William & Mary as a linebacker. He played in 15 games from 2017-18, totaling seven tackles and one pass breakup. His best season was in 2017 as a redshirt freshman when he had four solo tackles.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah played at Notre Dame from 2017-20 and had a monster year as a senior. He was a consensus All-American, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year — remember, Notre Dame played in the league that year because of the COVID-19 pandemic — and the Dick Butkus Award winner. The Browns drafted him with the No. 52 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and he was named to the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team.