Report picked up by Pinaxnews.com indicates that NFL wide recipient, David Patten, who won three Super Bowl titles with the New England Patriots, has died in a motor crash at age 47.
The accident occurred in his old neighborhood of Columbia, South Carolina, on Thursday, Sept 2, as per Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford.
As per South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Scratch Pye, a bike driver – distinguished by the coroner as Patten crossed the middle, causing an accident including two different vehicles. One of the vehicles’ drivers was additionally taken to a medical clinic with undisclosed wounds.
Patten was a wide beneficiary for the Patriots somewhere in the range of 2001 and 2004, winning three Super Bowls with the team. He likewise played for the New Orleans Saints and Washington. Pattern equally played his last NFL game in 2008 and got done with 324 receptions for 4,715 yards and 24 touchdowns.
In other news, ex Juventus and AC Milan striker, Mario Mandzukic has officially retired from football at age 35.
The ex-Croatian playmaker showed up at Juventus from Atletico Madrid in 2015, and after a spell in Qatar got back to Italy to show up for AC Milan in January 2021.
Mario Mandzukic won 4 league titles and 4 Coppa Italia, and furthermore won a Champions League and two Bundesliga titles with Bayern Munich. He was additionally part of the Croatia squad that lost to France in the 2018 World Cup final.
Declaring his retirement on Instagram, he said:
”Dear little Mario,
While you put on these boots for the first time, you can’t even imagine what you will get to experience in football. You’ll score goals at the biggest stages and you’ll win the biggest trophies with the biggest clubs. Proudly representing your nation, you will help write the history of Croatian sports.
You’ll succeed because you’ll have good people around you – teammates, coaches, fans, and family, agent and friends who will always be there for you. You’ll be forever grateful to all of them!
Above all, you’ll succeed because you’ll always give your best. At the end, that’s what you’ll be most proud of. You’ll sacrifice a lot, but you’ll know it was worth it because of all the amazing moments.
You’ll recognize the moment to retire, to put these boots in a cabinet and you’ll have no regrets. Football will always be a part of your life, but you’ll look forward to a new chapter.
Enjoy!
Your big Mario
P.S. If you happen to play vs England in the World Cup, just be ready around 109th minute”
Checkout his post below;
