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Former Eagles, Bucs, UW Husky DE Daniel Te’o Nesheim dead at 30

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Daniel Te'o-Nesheim (50) enjoys the moment during the second half of an NFL football game as the Buccaneers went on to beat the Minnesota Vikings Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Photo: Associated Press/Jim Mone


He was a UW Husky who graduated in ’09 with an all time sack record. After NFL seasons with the Bucs and the Eagles Nesheim returned to his old school Hawaii Preperatory Academy as head coach. The organizations he played with posted tributes to him on Twitter. No details of his passing have been made public yet.

 

By Keith Simpson, information gathered from Island News KITV 4 ABC

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