UPDATE: 4/3/24 4:33 p.m. ET.
Vernon Davis broke his silence on the demise of his youthful brother, Vonate Davis.
“I couldn’t have requested for a greater little brother,” the previous tight finish stated to the Day by day Mail on Wednesday April 3.
Whereas particulars of Vontae’s demise haven’t been confirmed, Vernon shared with the outlet that it appeared his brother both slipped or collapsed after getting out of his sauna. The information was stunning to Vernon and his household.
“This factor undoubtedly caught me abruptly. I simply don’t know what to make of it,” he shared. “I’m leaning on the detectives to determine it out however proper now we’ve no solutions. They’re going to run assessments they usually stated they’ll get again to us. It might be so long as a month, a month and a half, till we all know something.”
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Former NFL participant and the brother of Vernon Davis, Vontae Davis, has died at age 35.
WSVN reported on Monday, April 1, police and the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Workplace arrived at Vontae’s dwelling in Southwest Ranches, Florida, which is owned by his grandmother. Police informed the outlet {that a} male was discovered deceased on the dwelling and that no foul play was concerned.
Vontae was drafted by the Dolphins within the first spherical in 2009. He went on to play cornerback for the Colts and Payments earlier than retiring in 2018. Vontae is survived by brother Vernon, a decent finish who gained the Tremendous Bowl with the Broncos in 2015, brother Michael Davis and spouse Megan Harpe.
Vontae’s childhood good friend Bobby Maze confirmed the information of the cornerback’s passing.
“To my childhood good friend and to my brother Vontae Davis relaxation in peace. ‘No phrases can clarify how I really feel proper now,” Maze wrote through Fb, in line with The Day by day Mail. “You was one in every of a form and so lively. Life won’t ever be the identical with out my brother. Them FaceTime calls and many others rattling I want we may have another convo.”
Vontae Davis Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Pictures
Chester Frazier, who was Davis’ coach on the College of Illinois, additionally shared a tribute for the late athlete.
“We misplaced a fantastic at present!!!” Frazier wrote through X. “RIP TO @vontaedavis man nothing however good recollections of that dude in class!!”
Vontae spent most of his profession with the Colts for 5 seasons. After affected by a groin damage in 2017 yr, he was launched by the staff. Following his restoration, Vontae signed a take care of the Payments for one season and was hopeful to get again on the sphere.
“It’s only a course of when you may have a big groin tear like I had. And it’s simply time,” Vontae stated in 2018. “It takes time and it takes persistently working at it. However first, I’ve bought to have the ability to do it at apply earlier than I can actually get in a recreation and go.”
He solely performed one recreation with the staff throughout which he pulled himself out of the center of a recreation and subsequently retired. Following his abrupt exit, Vontae launched an announcement.
“This isn’t how I pictured retiring from the NFL. However at present on the sphere, actuality hit me and arduous,” he stated on the time. “I shouldn’t be on the market anymore.”
