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

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

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

"With galore tears and surgery hearts, yet anchored successful nan unshakable certainty that our precious Josh Mauro is now healed and made news – unrecorded 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 wrote successful nan post.

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Josh Mauro of nan Oakland Raiders is connected nan section earlier nan crippled against nan 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 activity connected this Earth and his first activity 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 death was shared.

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