Brian Linder
pennlive.com
(TNS)
Former Jacksonville Jaguars and Dallas Cowboys lineman Uche Nwaneri has died.
He was 38.
According to reports, the cause of death was “an apparent heart attack.”
The Lafayette Journal & Courier reported that Nwaneri drove from Georgia to West Lafayette, Indiana to see his wife when he collapsed. His wife reportedly found him unresponsive in a bedroom around 1 a.m. Friday and called 911.
According to the Journal & Courier an autopsy was performed Monday and found no signs of foul play, and that “preliminary results indicate a possible heart attack, pending toxicology results.”
The 6-foot-3, 310-pound guard played collegiately at Purdue. He was a fifth-round pick of the Jaguars in the 2007 draft, and he played with the team through the 2013 season. He was with the Cowboys as a practice squad member in 2014.
Nwaneri played in 104 games, starting 92 of them.
“Uche was a great person,” his agent, Jordan Woy, told CowboysSI.com. “He was a very interesting person and had deep, valued, and informative thoughts on sports, politics and life.”
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