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Summary Former NFL star Vontae Davis, who played 10 seasons in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills, died on Monday. He was 35.

Content <p>Vontae Davis, a former NFL defensive back who was a two-time Pro Bowler, has died, Illinois men’s basketball coach Chester Frazier wrote on social media Davis was 35.</p><p>Davis played in 10 seasons in the NFL and retired in the middle of a game while he was a member of the Buffalo Bills. He also played for the Miami Dolphins and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/indianapolis-colts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indianapolis Colts</a>. He was a standout at Illinois before going to the NFL.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</u></strong></a></p><p>"#illinination we lost a great today!!! RIP TO @vontaedavis man nothing but good memories of that dude in school!!! Praying for the Davis family!!" Frazier wrote on X.</p><p>The cause of death wasn’t immediately known.</p><p>Davis’ body was found at a home registered to his grandmother in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/florida" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Southwest Ranches, Florida</a>, WSVN-TV reported Monday, citing a source. Davie police reportedly launched an investigation into his death. Police said that no foul play was suspected.</p><p>Bobby Maze, a childhood friend of Davis, wrote about his friend’s passing on Facebook, according to TMZ.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/police-seek-chiefs-rashee-rice-connection-major-crash-dallas-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>POLICE SEEK CHIEFS' RASHEE RICE IN CONNECTION WITH 'MAJOR' CRASH IN DALLAS: REPORT</strong></a></p><p>"Life will never be the same without my brother," Maze wrote. "Them FaceTime calls etc damn I wish we could have one more convo.</p><p>"You beat the odds, you made it. You did it your way. It just wasn’t supposed to end like this."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami selected</a> Davis in the first round of the 2009 draft. He was traded to the Colts before the start of the 2012 season and he had a few great seasons with Indianapolis. </p><p>He joined the Bills after the 2017 season and only appeared in one game for them.</p><p>In 121 games, Davis had 22 interceptions and 395 tackles. He was named to the Pro Bowl while with the Colts in 2014 and 2015.</p><p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital’s</strong></i><a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong> <u>sports coverage on X</u></strong></i></a><i><strong> and subscribe to</strong></i><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><strong><u> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</u></strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p>

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