Former Jacksonville Jaguars player Uche Nwaneri, one of the team's mainstays on the offensive line for seven seasons, died early Friday at his wife's home in Indiana, at the age of 38.
On behalf of the Jaguars organization and my family, our thoughts are with Uche's family + friends at this terrible time.Nwaneri played with consistency and toughness. He started every game in 2012 with a meniscus injury in his knee, explaining his reasoning for toughing it out during a 2-14 season:"It wasn't going to get any worse."
"This comes as a big shock," said Jaguars kicker Josh Scobee, who said he and Nwaneri shared a common bond with their Texas roots."I've kept up with him since he retired and he's a really good dude and was a heck of a football player. He was always one of the outspoken leaders in the locker room and he was one of the few offensive linemen who really showed appreciation for kickers.
"Uche was always one of my favorite players," Edwards said."He was a very good player but a really down-to-earth, everyday guy who was very smart. I enjoyed conversations with him because he was a thinker. He enjoyed talking, was very popular with his teammates and a really a good, good, guy. This is really a sad story that he's gone."
"On behalf of the Jaguars organization and my family, our thoughts are with Uche's family friends at this terrible time," Tony Khan posted.
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