The girlfriend of late former NFL quarterback Ryan Mallett took to social media to pay tribute after he drowned off the coast of Florida last week.
Mallett played for the New England Patriots, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens during his NFL career. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the 35-year-old drowned in Destin, Florida while he was on vacation with girlfriend Madison Carter.
Carter was with Mallett when he and several others were stuck on a sandbar and tried to swim back. Mallett went under and was pulled out of the water by lifeguards, who tried to resuscitate him on the shore to no avail as he was pronounced dead at a hospital.