Uche Nwaneri, a former Jaguars and Purdue Lineman, has died at 38 from congestive heart failure

Uche Nwaneri, a former offensive lineman for the Jacksonville Jaguars, died Friday from congestive heart disease. He was unresponsive to authorities. He was 38.

Nwaneri was reportedly at his wife’s house in West Lafayette when police were notified that the former guard had collapsed In a bedroom at 1 a.m.

According to the Tippecanoe County Office for the Coroner, although an official cause of death was not yet determined, there were no signs that foul play or trauma.

Nwaneri had died from an apparent heart attack in their initial report. “enlarged heart with acute heart failure.”

“On behalf of the Jaguars organization and my family, our thoughts are with Uche’s family + friends at this terrible time,” Tony Kahn is the son Shahid Kahn’s Jags owner.

Uche Nwaneri (ex-Jaguars and Purdue Lineman) was found dead at 38

After playing college football at Purdue, Nwaneri was selected by the Jaguars in round five of the 2007 NFL Draft. Nwaneri spent seven seasons in Jacksonville before being released and briefly signing for the Dallas Cowboys.

Nwaneri also has a popular YouTube channel – ‘The Observant Lineman’ – that’s amassed over 21,000 followers.

Officials said Monday, however, that an official cause of death The toxicology report will be back in a few days.

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