Devon Wylie Cause Of Death, Age, Funeral

Devon Wylie Cause Of Death, Age, Funeral: Former National Football League player (wide receiver), Devon Wylie has reportedly passsed away.

Wylie played college football at Fresno State and was eventually selected 107th overall, in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.

Devon Wylie Cause Of Death

Devon Wylie died at 35 on Monday, November 13, 2023. His family announced the news of his passing in a statement on social media but did not mention any cause of death making it unknown to us whether he battled any form of illness or died through an accident.

“We wanted to make this post so people who knew and loved Devon could learn of his passing because we don’t have the capacity to reach out to everyone in this hard time,”

the post read.

“There are no words to express the sadness that comes from losing a brother, dear friend and an amazing uncle. Devon had so much love and joy to give. Always making people laugh and entertaining us with his football skills, guitar jams, silly jokes and voices, back-flip tricks, fun banter Star Wars obsession chat, Halo nights and not to mention his beautiful smile. We will miss him always”

Wylie was born and raised in the Sacramento area. He played five seasons at Fresno State (from 2007 to 2011) before being selected as a fourth-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Wylie played in six regular-season games for the Kansas City team before they released him the following year (2013).

He also had stints with teams including; the Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.

In 2016, Wylie signed briefly with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League before they released him the following year (on August 1, 2017).

Following his retirement from the NFL, he pursued a music career, performing in clubs in San Diego, and following his passing, his fellow artists in the area paid tribute.

In a statement on Facebook, Krystal Dyer wrote; “😢 It’s with a very heavy heart that I let you know that we lost one of our musicians in our San Diego community. Devon Wylie, guitar player and singer that frequented The Local PB open mic and 710 Beach Club open mic, amongst other locations, has passed away”

“I don’t know much else. Being that he was also a former NFL wide receiver, you may already be aware as this is breaking news on all channels today. 💔 Thank You Devon, for playing for us time and time again. You are already missed”