Former Green Bay Packers tight end Tyrone Davis died earlier this month at 50, the club said Wednesday.
The Packers said Davis, who played for the team from 1997-2002, died Oct. 2, citing an obituary posted on the website of Jeffress Funeral Home in South Boston, Va. He reportedly died from an undisclosed illness.
The obituary listed that Davis’ funeral would be held Oct. 8.
Davis played eight NFL seasons, his first two for the New York Jets (1995-96) and the last six for the Packers.
He had 71 receptions for 780 yards and 13 touchdowns in 69 games (27 starts) for Green Bay. Davis caught a career-best seven touchdown passes in 1998.
Davis had two catches for 15 yards in six games as a reserve for the Jets.
He was a fourth-round draft pick by the Jets out of Virginia in 1995. Davis had 103 receptions for 2,153 yards and 28 touchdowns in four seasons for the Cavaliers.
–Field Level Media