Football Player Dies Playing Flag Football

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(CelebNMusic247-News) Football Player Dies Playing Flag Football

On Saturday Arena League football player Chandler Williams died while playing in a flag football tournament in South Florida, according to Local 10 in Miami.

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The 27-year-old from Miami attended Florida International University and was drafted by theMinnesota Vikings in 2007. A wide receiver, he played the 2012 season with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.

Tampa Bay Storm team president Derrick Brooks said in a statement published on the AFL website.

“We are shocked and saddened to hear about the passing of Chandler.”

 “Our heart and prayers go out to his fiancée Vanitia Harrigan, daughter Tori Williams and the rest of his family.”

Local 10 reported that Williams died of natural causes. Per The Associated Press, the league did not initially release a cause of death.

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