The football community is in mourning.
Before NFL midfielder Ryan Mallett die on June 27 in an apparent drowning off a Florida beach, according to Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. He was 35.
First responders were called to a beach in Destin at around 2:12 p.m. local time because of reports that a group of people were trying to make their way back to shore from a nearby sandbar, according to a report. information from this agency.
Authorities said an individual—later identified as Mallett—was underwater and died when rescuers pulled him out. Lifesaving measures were taken before Mallett was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An official cause of death has not been released.
Mallett first came to national football in 2007, when he played for the University of Michigan. He transferred to the University of Arkansas the following year, although NCAA rules prevented him from playing for his new school until 2009. He served as the Arizona Razorbacks quarterback for two seasons before being promoted. joined the NFL in 2011.
