Former NFL star Antonio Dennard was reportedly shot dead outside a bar in Reading, Pennsylvania, over the weekend. He was 32.
The Berks County Coroner’s Office pronounced Dennard dead at 3:15 am EST on Sunday after he was rushed to a hospital in Reading with a gunshot wound.
The shooting incident allegedly took place at Legends Bar and Restaurant in Muhlenberg Township, outside of Reading.
His death has been ruled a homicide and police are investigating, WFMZ reported.
Antonio Dennard was an American former football player.
He was born on December 20, 1989 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Dennard played college football at NAIA Langston University in Oklahoma, where he had 80 tackles and 8 interceptions during his career from 2008 to 2011.
He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent out of Langston University in 2012 but was waived later that year.
Dennard had brief stints with the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars during a five-year professional career.
Followiing his playing career, he took up coaching young players.
Antonio Dennard’s funeral arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.