Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who went on to have a seven-year career in the NFL has died at the age of 35 following an apparent drowning at a Florida beach.
Mallett was a football coach at White Hall High School in his native Arkansas, and the school district also confirmed his death in a post on its website on Tuesday.
Mallett began his rise in football while playing college football with the Arkansas Razorbacks, after which the Patriots drafted him in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
He spent five years in the NFL, going on to play for the Texans and the Ravens. Most recently, Mallett made the move to coaching, accepting a position as head coach at White Hall High School in White Hall, Ark., in 2022.
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