Keith McCants, 53
On September 2, former NFL linebacker Keith McCants was found dead in his home in Florida in what is suspected to be a drug overdose. Deputies answered the call to McCant’s St. Petersburg home at around 5:10 a.m. McCants was 53.
According to Amanda Sinni, spokesperson of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, “It appears it was a drug overdose, but we are awaiting confirmation from the Medical Examiner’s Office. This is still an open investigation.”
After being awarded All-America honors playing for the University of Alabama, McCants was drafted in the first round of the 1990 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He subsequently played for the Houston Oilers and Arizona Cardinals until his career ended in 1995.
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