Former Arkansas QB Dies In Drowning; Fournette Escapes Injury After Car Fire

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Published on June 28 2023 5:44 am
Last Updated on June 28 2023 5:50 am

Former Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, who went on to have a seven-year career in the NFL, died Tuesday in an apparent drowning at a Florida beach, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. He was 35.

The sheriff's office said first responders were called to a beach in Destin, Florida, around 2:12 p.m., as a group of people swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near a sandbar struggled to make their way back to shore.

 

Fournette Escapes Injury

Free agent running back Leonard Fournette escaped injury after his car caught fire while he was driving it.Free agent running back Leonard Fournette escaped injury after his car caught fire while he was driving it.

Fournette posted a video to his Instagram account Tuesday showing his charred luxury SUV on the side of a highway. It's unclear where he was or what caused the car to combust.

“Man it was one of those days today, but I would like thank God, my car caught on fire while I was driving, But I'am (sic) still blessed,” Fournette posted.