NFL Players who died during their career

Name every NFL player that has passed away in the middle of their career.

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Year	Team	Pos.	Age	Cause	Player
2010	CHI	DE	26	Cardiac Arrest	Gaines Adams
1993	HOU	DT	25	Suicide	Jeff Alm
1960	LAC	WR	24	Diabetic Reaction	Ralph Anderson
1992	DET	IOL	25	Car Accident	Eric Andolsek
1979	NYG	DE	24	Car Accident	Troy Archer
1989	ATL	TE	24	Car Accident	Brad Beckman
2012	KAN	LB	25	Suicide	Jovan Belcher
1998	OAK	DT	22	Seizure	Leon Bender
1992	PHI	DT	27	Car Accident	Jerome Brown
2012	DAL	LB	25	Car Accident	Jerry Brown
1969	CIN	LB	29	Blood Cot	Frank Buncom
1947	CHI	P	26	Plane Crash	Jeff Burkett
1999	IND	IOL	22	Car Accident	Brandon Burlsworth
1979	SLC	TE	28	Heart Attack	J.V. Cain
2006	CAR	CB	23	Car Accident	Marcus Cassell
1981	MIA	LB	27	Car Accident	Rusty Chambers
1984	LAR	CB	25	Esophageal Cancer	Kirk Collins
2009	OAK	LB	26	Boating Accident	Marquis Cooper
1988	ATL	CB	30	Drug OD	David Croudip
1996	SDC	RB	26	Plane Crash	Rodney Culver
1992	IND	DE	24	Murdered	Shane Curry
1963	CLE	RB	23	Leukemia	Ernie Davis
1983	KAN	RB	24	Drowning	Joe Delaney
1964	MIN	CB	22	Drowning	Terry Dillon
1972	BAL	CB	26	Suicide	Jim Duncan
1964	CHI	TE	28	Car Crash	Bo Farrington
2022	BAL	LB	26	Drug OD	Jaylon Ferguson
1963	CLE	S	25	Accidental Electrocution	Don Fleming
1964	CHI	RB	29	Car Crash	Willie Gallimore
1976	PHI	DE	26	Murdered	Blenda Gay
2022	ARI	CB	25	Car Crash	Jeff Gladney
1960	NYJ	IOL	26	Neck Injury (In Game)	Howard Glenn
1983	MIA	LB	28	Heart Attack	Larry Gordon
1995	SDC	LB	28	Car Crash	David Griggs
1970	OAK	TE	31	Car Crash	Roger Hagberg
1925	PRV	RB	23	Crushed by Crane	Chris Hammill

Year	Team	Pos.	Age	Cause	Player
2022	PIT	QB	24	Struck by Vehicle	Dwayne Haskins
2009	CIN	WR	26	Fell Out of Back of Vehicle	Chris Henry
2005	SFF	IOL	23	Heart Disease	Thomas Herrion
1965	KAN	FB	25	Pulmonary Embolism	Mack Lee Hill
2007	NEP	DE	24	Drowned	Marquise Hill
1971	DET	WR	28	Cardiac Arrest (In Game)	Chuck Hughes
2018	LB	IND	26	Car Crash	Edwin Jackson
1963	RB	KAN	23	Neck Injury (In Game)	Stone Johnson
1935	K	PIT	38	Car Crash	Mose Kelsch
2000	RB	CAR	24	Murdered	Fred Lane
1962	LB	SDC	28	Car Crash	Bob Laraba
1963	DT	PIT	31	Drug OD	Gene Lipscomb
1948	T	CHI	27	Heart Attack	Stan Mauldin
2010	WR	DEN	23	Suicide	Kenny McKinley
1968	FB	KAN	26	Car Crash	Bruce McLenna
2012	WR	TEN	25	Suicide	O.J. Murdock
2007	RB	DEN	24	Cardiac Failure	Damien Nash
1989	OT	ATL	23	Car Crash	Ralph Norwood
1984	RB	MIA	25	Car Crash	David Overstreet
1970	FB	CHI	26	Embryonal cell carcinoma	Brian Piccolo
1968	RB	ATL	24	Motorcyle Crash	Ron Rector
1964	OT	DET	21	Heart Attack	Lucien Reeberg
1986	S	CLE	23	Drug OD	Don Rogers
2009	DE	DET	29	Boating Accident	Corey Smith
1954	DT	WAS	26	Heart Attack	Dave Sparks
1979	LB	ATL	24	Car Crash	Andy Spiva
2001	OT	MIN	27	Heat Stroke	Korey Stringer
2007	S	WAS	24	Murdered	Sean Taylor
2000	LB	KAN	33	Pulmonary Embolism	Derrick Thomas
1989	DB	LAR	27	Car Crash	Stacey Toran
2000	S	OAK	31	Stomach Cancer	Eric Turner
2016	LB	BAL	23	Motorcycle Crash	Tray Walker
1990	DT	CHI	23	Car Crash	Fred Washington
1993	S	LAR	34	Heart Attack	Dave Waymer
2007	CB	DEN	24	Murdered	Darrent Williams