This is tragic news.
Former NFL DE Keith McCants has passed away at the age of 53.
McCants, who spent 6 years in the NFL with 3 different teams, was found dead in his Florida home from an apparent drug overdose, according to ESPN.
He struggled with drug use over the years, but his close friend Robert Blackmon says that everyone who knew him knew that he decided to turn his life around in 2010 and says that they were talking about the next phases of his life.
McCants spent 6 years in the NFL playing 88 games and racked up 192 tackles and 13.5 sacks.
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