ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 29: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans rushes against Allen Bailey #93 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Getty
In a piece of very somber news across the National Football League, 10-year veteran defensive lineman Allen Bailey has been found dead at the age of 37, per multiple reports.
MensJournal.com's Xavier Sintra wrote (about Bailey's upbringing):
"Sapelo had no youth football leagues. Bailey learned the game in pickup games with his siblings and cousins and didn't play organized football until seventh grade. He went on to McIntosh County Academy in Darien, on the mainland, and then to the University of Miami, where he was a first-team All-ACC pick in 2009. The Chiefs drafted him in the third round in 2011."
'Sapelo' refers to the small island that Allen Bailey was born on, which had no traffic lights and required a ferry to get to the mainland of the state of Georgia.
Bailey's brother, Alford, is the one who broke the sad news of his death, and as of now, it's thought to be natural causes that took the longtime Kansas City Chiefs player away.
He died in his home in Florida.
GettyATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 29: Derrick Henry #22 of the Tennessee Titans rushes against Allen Bailey #93 of the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on September 29, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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