Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Former Cal football Hall of Famer Sean Dawkins, who played the majority of his nine years in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, has died, according to reports.
He was 52. University officials confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle that Dawkins passed away on Wednesday. His cause of death was not immediately known.
Sean Dawkins, #84 of the Jacksonville Jaguars, looks on before a NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Oct. 28, 2001 at PSINet Stadium in Baltimore. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) A Golden Bears standout during his senior year, Dawkins was drafted by the Colts in the first round of the 1993 NFL Draft. EX-COLTS QUARTERBACK MATT RYAN DESCRIBES LAST 18 MONTHS IN NFL AS A 'S--- SHOW' Owner Jim Irsay took to X to share his condolences. "Rest in peace, Sean Dawkins," Irsay said in a post Thursday. "I am shocked and saddened.
My prayers and condolences to Sean’s family." Dawkins played five years with the Colts, where he hauled in 251 receptions for 3,511 yards and 12 touchdowns.