The former NFL running back Alex Collins, 28, He died Sunday night in a motorcycle accident, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said.
According to investigators, the former Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens player was riding a Suzuki motorcycle when crashed into the rear passenger side of an SUV on West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida.
After the impact, Collins He went through the rear passenger window and died at the scene..
In a statement through the Seahawks, his family announced his passing “with a heavy heart.”
collins had been drafted by the Seahawks in the fifth round (171st pick overall) during the 2016 Draft. Seattle released him after one season and then signed with the Ravens’ practice squad, where he was subsequently named the starter.
In Baltimore he played during 2017 (973 rushing yards and six touchdowns) and 2018 (411 yards and seven touchdowns). He didn’t play in 2019, and in 2020 he briefly returned to the Seahawks.
His career is summarized in five seasons483 carries for 1,997 yards and 18 touchdowns, with an additional 467 receiving yards in 50 games.
In June of this year Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett, who was a backup to legendary Tom Brady with the New England Patriots, drowned on a Florida beach.
Before, in FebruaryStanley Wilson Jr., a former Detroit Lions cornerback, had died of deep vein thrombosis, according to data from the forensic report.
