Obi Ezeh, a former standout linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines who was briefly a part of the Washington Redskins, has died, the school and his family said. He was 36.
Ezeh’s mother posted the news about her son’s death on Sunday on Facebook.
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"My very own! My Obi. My #2. My heart. My father’s heart. My quiet giant!" she wrote along with a picture of herself and her son. "Grand child of an elephant. Journey well to your maker oo.