Vontae Davis passes away at 35

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Indy Illini Fan
illini0440 said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1774819473029054891
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IlliniCaboose
Been refreshing for a few minutes and not seeing any other confirmation online. Hoping for a very very ill-advised April Fools joke
 
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IlliniCaboose
illini0440 said:
It's not. Also Chester wouldn't do that
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Didn't think he would as that would be incredibly bad taste. Just surprised I can't find any other updates anywhere else yet. Internet is usually pretty quick with celebrity/athlete deaths
 
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ChiefGritty
Oh my god what happened?

I spent 7 years on campus at UI, and Vontae Davis was the single most engaging, popular and charismatic revenue sport athlete I crossed paths with in that time (apologies to BP3). So full of life, this would be heartbreaking.
 
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GrayGhost77
But how?! He's so young. Way too young. I hate seeing anything like this about a former Illini, and he was a great one. RIP
 
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ktal
Awful news! Vontae was a favorite of mine. Seeing his chase down when it happened remains one of my all time favorite plays.
 
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IlliniWC
Wtf - he was younger than me, I remember seeing him play during that glorious Rose Bowl season in 2007 while at U of I for grad school.

Condolences for his family & friends, this is pretty terrible news šŸ˜¢.
 
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Fuze
I'm on the younger end for this board, and that 2007 Rose Bowl team he was on was the first season I have memories of growing up and it was the season I went to my first Illinois game. Davis was without a doubt my favorite player on that team. He was honestly the reason I started paying attention to the NFL beyond the Bears. I was still too young at that point to know what was going on, but I was watching it and it was because of Vontae. Condolences to his family and friends. RIP
 
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