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Former Arizona Cardinals and New York Giants protect extremity Josh Mauro has died astatine nan property of 35.
Mauro’s father, Greg, confirmed nan news successful a station connected Facebook.
“With galore tears and surgery hearts, yet anchored successful nan unshakable certainty that our precious Josh Mauro is now healed and made caller — surviving successful nan beingness of nan Lord — we humbly covet your prayers arsenic our family walks done nan devastating nonaccomplishment of our astonishing son, brother, uncle, grandson and friend,” Greg Mauro wrote. “On Thursday, April 23rd, Josh breathed his past activity connected this world and his first activity successful heaven.”
Two of Mauro’s erstwhile teams, nan Cardinals and Raiders, paid tribute to nan player. “We are heartbroken to study of nan passing of Josh Mauro,” the Cardinals said successful their statement. “Our thoughts are pinch his family, friends and each who knew him. We widen our deepest condolences to everyone grieving this loss.”
Former Cardinals information Adrian Wilson remembered Mauro’s activity ethic. “Always successful shape, ever was fresh to spell wherever he sewage that call. One of nan things I respected astir about him. You could dangle connected him,” Wilson wrote connected societal media.
Mauro was calved successful England, wherever his begetter was moving astatine nan time, and nan family moved backmost to nan US a fewer years later. After a standout precocious schoolhouse profession successful Texas he played assemblage shot astatine Stanford, wherever he majored successful guidance subject and engineering.
He went undrafted but carved an eight-year NFL profession pinch nan Cardinals (2014-17 and 2020-21), nan Giants (2018) and Raiders (2019). He vanished his profession pinch 150 tackles and 5 sacks complete 80 games.
“Every Sunday erstwhile I return nan section I admit it. I americium grateful, and I clasp it. It’s a blessing to beryllium retired there. This crippled has been awesome to me,” he said successful 2017, erstwhile he returned to nan UK to play pinch nan Cardinals successful London.
Mauro came from an diversion family and 3 of his brothers played assemblage football.
