'A fun-loving teddy bear': Family and friends remember Jacksonville NFL star, "Big Lou" “Even in the midst of all of the great things in his life he was still able to be so selfless,” said Louis Nix's teammate and best friend Kendall Moore. Author: Josslyn Howard Updated: 6:57 PM EST February 28, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Former NFL star Louis Nix III was found dead Saturday night after being reported missing earlier in the week. Saturday evening, officers pulled a car from a retention pond near Nix’s apartment on Broxton Bay Drive. “I knew,” said Stephanie Wingfield, Nix’s mother. “One thing about a mother, we know. And I just started crying and I was like, Lord, if my son, if he's okay, you give me a peace, but if he's not okay, you'll give me a discomfort. And I felt sick.”