# Former NFL Pro Bowl Cornerback Vontae Davis found dead at 35 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [April 1, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699 "2024-04-01T20:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699/1 "2024-04-01T20:04:14Z")
> **[Former NFL CB Vontae Davis dies at age of 35](https://www.nfl.com/news/former-nfl-cb-vontae-davis-dies-at-age-of-35)** > > Vontae Davis, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback over 10 seasons in the NFL, has died at the age of 35, the Davie (Florida) Police Department confirmed on Monday. He played his first 3 years with Miami, then played for Indianapolis for 6 years, and then played for Buffalo for his last year before retiring. Former NFL tight end Vernon Davis was his older brother. Police have said it doesn’t look like foul play, and he was found by his grandmother in a Florida mansion. I can’t even begin to speculate as to what could have happened. Needless to say, 35 is extremely young. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699/2 "2024-04-01T20:09:14Z")
Davis [abruptly retired at halftime of his second game with the Bills](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24703207/buffalo-bills-cb-vontae-davis-abruptly-retires-football-half-vs-los-angeles-chargers), in 2018, and never came back to the game, stating that he simply didn’t want to play any longer. Dying so young is tragic, and I worry that the toll on his body from the game played a role, but I imagine we’ll learn more in the weeks to come. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699/3 "2024-04-01T20:11:19Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Davis [abruptly retired at halftime of his second game with the Bills](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24703207/buffalo-bills-cb-vontae-davis-abruptly-retires-football-half-vs-los-angeles-chargers), in 2018, and never came back to the game, stating that he simply didn’t want to play any longer. I remember that now. That was crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699/4 "2024-04-01T23:17:59Z")
A fellow Fighting Illini Alum. I went to the Rose Bowl to watch him get whooped by USC back in 2008. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nfl-pro-bowl-cornerback-vontae-davis-found-dead-at-35/999699/5 "2024-04-01T23:22:53Z")
I remember that surprise retirement. It would be unfortunate if, despite retiring then to prolong his life, he still died of football-related reasons super early anyway.