前 NFL 防守端锋 Allen Bailey 去世、终年37岁：酋长与猎鹰同表哀悼，家人称疑为自然死亡
前 NFL 防守端锋 Allen Bailey 去世，终年37岁。他的兄弟 Alford Bailey Jr. 向 TMZ 表示，Bailey 的妻子10月20日在他们位于 Florida 的家中发现他已经离世，家人认为他死于自然原因；截至10月21日下午，官方死因尚未公布。
堪萨斯城酋长队主教练 Andy Reid 在10月21日的新闻发布会上首先向 Bailey 的家人致哀，称他走得太年轻，是自己最喜欢的球员之一。酋长队在社交媒体发文称，Bailey 是一位出色的队友、慷慨的人和善良的灵魂，球队对他的离世深感悲痛，并向他的家人和朋友致以慰问。亚特兰大猎鹰队也发文向其家人致以最深切的哀悼。
酋长队四分卫 Patrick Mahomes 回忆，2017年他被选中后走进更衣室，第一个看到的人就是身高6英尺3英寸、体重288磅的 Bailey，那一刻他意识到自己已经不在大学赛场；Mahomes 称 Bailey 是让球队凝聚在一起的「黏合剂型」球员，队友们会尽一切所能支持他的家人。
Bailey 1989年3月25日出生于佐治亚州 Sapelo Island，就读于 University of Miami，2011年 NFL 选秀第三轮被堪萨斯城酋长选中。他在酋长效力八个赛季（2011至2018年），2019年转投亚特兰大猎鹰、效力两个赛季，2021年被裁。职业生涯共出战133场常规赛（70场首发），录得248次擒抱、22次擒杀、40次擒抱造成码数损失、40次四分卫撞击、4次迫使掉球与7次掉球恢复（其中1次回攻达阵）；另出战6场季后赛，录得10次擒抱与2次擒杀。
Former Chiefs and Falcons Defensive End Allen Bailey Dies at 37
Former NFL defensive end Allen Bailey has died at the age of 37. His brother, Alford Bailey Jr., told TMZ that Bailey's wife found him dead on October 20 at their Florida home and that the family believes he died of natural causes. No official cause of death had been released as of Wednesday afternoon.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid opened his October 21 news conference by offering condolences to Bailey's family, calling him one of his favorite players and saying he was gone far too young. The Chiefs said in a social media post that Bailey was an excellent teammate, a generous man and a kind soul, and that the team was deeply saddened by his passing. The Atlanta Falcons also posted condolences to his family and friends.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes recalled that Bailey was the first person he saw when he walked into the locker room after being drafted in 2017, and that seeing the 6-foot-3, 288-pound Bailey made him realize he was no longer in college. Mahomes called Bailey a glue guy who made everything go and said teammates would do whatever they could to support his family.
Bailey was born on March 25, 1989, on Sapelo Island, Georgia, played college football at the University of Miami, and was selected by Kansas City in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He spent eight seasons with the Chiefs (2011-18) and two with the Atlanta Falcons (2019-20) before being released in 2021. In 133 regular-season games (70 starts) he recorded 248 tackles, 22 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, 40 quarterback hits, four forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries, one returned for a touchdown, plus 10 tackles and two sacks in six playoff games.
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