Ex-NFL defensive end Josh Mauro dead at 35 as family shares emotional social media tribute

Former NFL antiaircraft extremity Josh Mauro has died, his household announced Tuesday. He was 35 years old.

Greg Mauro, Josh’s father, announced his son’s decease successful a Facebook post, saying helium passed connected April 23.

"With galore tears and breached hearts, yet anchored successful the unshakable certainty that our precious Josh Mauro is present healed and made quality – unrecorded successful the beingness of the Lord – we humbly covet your prayers arsenic our household walks done the devastating nonaccomplishment of our astonishing son, brother, uncle, grandson and friend," Greg wrote successful the post.

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Josh Mauro of the Oakland Raiders is connected the tract earlier the crippled against the Indianapolis Colts astatine Lucas Oil Stadium successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected Sept. 29, 2019. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

"On Thursday, April 23rd, Josh breathed his past enactment connected this Earth and his archetypal enactment successful heaven. The Lord has been our spot successful this unimaginable moment. Your prayers for continued spot and comfortableness mean much to america than words could ever express."

No origin of decease was shared.

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