pic.twitter.com/2oAB1CtCwS — NFL (@NFL) April 1, 2024 Chester Frazier, a former Illinois basketball player at the time when Davis was a football player for the Illini, first broke the news on social media: #illinination we lost a great today!!! RIP TO @vontaedavis man nothing but good memories of that dude in school!!! Praying for the Davis family!! — Chester Frazier (@CoachFrazierILL) April 1, 2024 Later, CBS News Miami reported that police were investigating a death Monday at a Southwest Ranches home owned by Adaline Davis, the grandmother of Vontae Davis. 7News reported that police say a male was found deceased at the home and no foul play was involved. The Davie Police Department confirmed Monday afternoon that the deceased individual was Davis. Update from Davie, Florida police on the death of former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis: pic.twitter.com/Y9fdfBAIND — Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) April 1, 2024 The Dolphins selected Davis with the No. 25 overall selection of the 2009 NFL draft and he played his first three seasons with the team. Miami traded Davis ahead of the 2012 season and he found his stride with the Indianapolis Colts, earning two Pro Bowl nods in six years with the team. Davis finished his career with one game as a member of the Buffalo Bills, memorably retiring from the sport at halftime of a Week 2 game. How experts grade the Dolphins’ 2024 free agency haulKader Kohou earns NFL's 5th biggest performance-based pay bonusDolphins currently projected to get 3 compensatory picks in 2025 Sign up Like this article? Sign up for the Dolphins Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning An error has occured Please re-enter your email address. Thanks for signing up! You'll now receive the top Dolphins Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.
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