In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The sports satellite is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a star.
Antonio Dennard, a erstwhile NFL subordinate who played for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, was killed successful a shooting extracurricular of a barroom successful Pennsylvania connected Oct. 16, authorities person confirmed. He was conscionable 32 years old.
In a connection obtained by E! News connected Oct. 18, Muhlenberg Township Police Department said that authorities were notified that a gunshot victim, identified arsenic Dennard, arrived astatine a infirmary successful Reading aft being wounded successful an incidental extracurricular of a bar. He was pronounced dormant astatine the infirmary soon thereafter.
Dennard, a Chicago native, played shot astatine Langston University successful Oklahoma earlier signing arsenic a escaped cause by the Jacksonville Jaguars successful 2012. He besides had a stint arsenic a cornerback with the New York Giants earlier joining the signifier squad of the Green Bay Packers successful 2014. Following his clip successful the NFL, helium played for the Arizona Rattlers successful the Indoor Football League from 2015 to 2017.
The athlete's erstwhile assemblage coach, Brandon Roberts, paid tribute to Dennard's bequest successful a Facebook post, per The Independent.
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"I would speech to the NFL Scouts astir however large of a idiosyncratic you were and however overmuch of a stand-up kid you were," helium wrote. "I retrieve america sitting successful the gathering country talking to the 49ers, Jets, Jaguars, Packers and Eagles. I cognize contiguous you person received your wings, RIP."
Police are inactive investigating the incidental and are asking immoderate witnesses to travel guardant with details regarding the shooting.
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