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- Police were called to address in Florida on Thursday morning
- McCants was fourth overall pick in 1990 NFL draft
- Also made history as Alabama’s first Black marine police officer
Former NFL player Keith McCants has been found dead at his home in Florida after a suspected drug overdose, according to investigators. He was 53.
The Pinellas county sheriff’s office said that deputies were called to a St Petersburg home at about 5.10am on Thursday. McCants was dead inside the house, where others who made the 911 call also apparently lived.