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Former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett dies in apparent drowning aged 35

Ryan Mallett, who played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County sheriff’s office.
Ryan Mallett, who played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County sheriff’s office. Photograph: Nick Wass/AP

Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who also played for New England, Houston and Baltimore during five seasons in the NFL, has died. He was 35.

Mallett died in an apparent drowning, according to the Okaloosa County sheriff’s office. Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website on Tuesday.

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