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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Notre Dame and NFL football player Louis Nix, who was reported missing earlier this week, was found dead on Saturday, family members told two Jacksonville TV stations . He was 29 years old.
Nix’s family reported his disappearance to police on Wednesday. After several days of searching, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office tweeted at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday that Nix had been located but did not report Nix’s condition. Action News CBS / Fox affiliate Jax reported that Nix’s mother confirmed that Nix was dead. WJXT TV-4 reported Nix’s death via another family member.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Nix was last seen Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, leaving his father’s residence in Jacksonville. Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly tweeted Saturday morning asking for the public’s help in finding Nix.
Nix was injured in a shootout in December while filling his car’s tires at a gas station near the Jacksonville airport. He said on social media that he spent 10 days in the hospital and a bullet ricocheted off his breastbone and entered his lung.
Nix played at Raines High School in Jacksonville and played three seasons at Notre Dame before being drafted in the third round by the Houston Texans in 2014. Nix, a defensive tackle, has never played a game for the Texans due to knee injuries and played in just four games in 2015 for the New York Giants. He was also on the practice teams with Washington and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016.
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