Ryan Mallett, the Michigan and Arkansas collegiate quarterback who played seven seasons in the NFL — and three of those as Tom Brady’s backup on the New England Patriots — has died.
Officials with the White Hall School District in Arkansas, where Mallett worked as a football coach, confirmed he drowned while swimming in Florida.
He was 35. Mallett played for the Patriots from 2011-2014 after being drafted in the third round. He was traded to the Houston Texans where, after three months, he was named the team’s starting QB.
In 2015, he battled Brian Hoyer for the starting spot and was eventually cut from the team in November. He was signed the following month by the Baltimore Ravens, where he mostly played backup quarterback through 2017.
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