- Josh Addo-Carr attends his beloved grandmother’s funeral
- The football star was fired by the Bulldogs last week.
NRL star Josh Addo-Carr announced the sad death of his beloved grandmother in a heartfelt Instagram post on Tuesday, less than a week after the speedster was sacked by the Bulldogs.
Addo-Carr’s three-year spell with the Bulldogs ended last week after the winger tested positive for cocaine following a roadside drug test in September that saw him withdraw for the club’s first finals match in eight years. .
The talented winger intends to keep his football career alive, but this week has been affected by the heartbreaking death of his grandmother, Kathleen.
Addo-Carr posted several clips of the funeral on social media, including one in which she holds a flyer with a photo of her grandmother.
‘Nan’, he posted along with a love heart emoji.
In another post, the embattled soccer star videotaped his son placing flowers next to his grave.
Addo-Carr lost her famous grandfather Wally Carr in 2019, and the boxing legend lost his battle with cancer while Addo-Carr was playing for the Storm.
The footballer has been linked with the Dragons or a return to the Wests Tigers.
Embattled NRL star Josh Addo-Carr has announced the sad death of his beloved grandmother.
The former Bulldogs star announced the sad family news on social media.
Meanwhile, Addo-Carr has been getting up for 5am boxing training with iconic Australian trainer Johnny Lewis before joining former pug Garth Wood on the tools as a landscaper.
‘I have a point to prove. “I want to show people that I’m not done yet,” Addo-Carr said. News Corporation.
‘I’ve been doing some boxing sessions with Johnny Lewis over the last week in Erskineville.
‘In the last few days, Garth asked me if I wanted to work on something.
‘He was a boxer and knows what it’s like to be in touch with reality by working every day.
“It’s certainly been a reality check.
Addo-Carr posted a clip of her son placing flowers on his grandmother’s grave.
Addo-Carr is now a free agent after the Bulldogs released him despite maintaining he did not use cocaine.
The soccer star has been working at a construction site and says the work is “very hard”
“It’s definitely hard to get up and work day in and day out, like a lot of football fans do every day.
‘I get up early to train boxing and then I come to work and stay with work.
“People who do this kind of work with tools every day are very difficult, man.”
“Let’s hope this hard work pays off.”
