Another football tragedy. Former NFL star Tony Siragusa died at the age of 55.The former defensive tackle’s broadcast agent, Jim Ornstein, confirmed the news on Wednesday, June 22. “This is a really sad day,” he told the Associated Press. “Tony was way more than my client, he was family.
My heart goes out to Tony’s loved ones.”A cause of death was not immediately revealed.Siragusa, who was nicknamed “The Goose,” began his NFL career in 1990 with the Indianapolis Colts.
The New Jersey native played with the team for seven seasons before signing with the Baltimore Ravens in 1997. In January 2001, he helped lead the team to victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.“It’s a sad day to be a Raven, I must say,” Jamal Lewis, who played with Siragusa for two years, told TMZ of his former teammate’s death.“I’m heartbroken as is all of Colts Nation,” tweeted Jim Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts. “The Goose squeezed 200 fun loving years into 55!!
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