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Player Age School Position Cause of death Year Ref(s) Bennie Abram III 20 Mississippi: Safety Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait 2010 [27] Brandon Adams 21 Georgia Tech: Nose tackle Collapsed and hit head while dancing 2019 [28] Ted Agu 21 California: Defensive end Exercise collapse associated with sickle cell trait 2014 [29 ...
Chris Smith (February 11, 1992 – April 17, 2023) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Smith was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Smith recorded a team high 7 sacks, 66 tackles and a safety in 2007. He sacked Carolina Panthers starting QB David Carr early in the season, ending Carr's season. In 2008, The Saints agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. The deal made him the third highest paid defensive end in the NFL. [5]
Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith died Monday at the age of 31, his high school said in a tweet posted Monday night. Smith's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, confirmed the news in a tweet. The cause of ...
[6] [7] He began his NFL career as an outside linebacker (OLB) in the Vikings' 3–4 defense, but for the 1987 season (Doleman's third season) the team decided to switch to a 4–3 defense, which resulted in him being moved from his spot at OLB up to the defensive line to play as a defensive end. The move paid off for Doleman, who recorded 21 ...
When he returned to the team at age 11, he earned honorable mention all-state honors as a defensive end. Johnson ended his high school career with seven seasons of play and six varsity letters. [1] He was selected as the Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year and the National Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today and The Sporting ...
This offseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Antoine Winfield Jr. the NFL's highest-paid defensive back.. Winfield had received the franchise tag from the Buccaneers in March ahead of NFL free ...
Tony Bryant (born September 3, 1976) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders from 1999 to 2002 and the New Orleans Saints from 2003 to 2005. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.