30-year-old Donovan Munger, a former player of the Ohio State Buckeyes, passed away from a blood clot. His mother, Deidra Sanders, announced the football player's tragic death last Thursday in a social media post.
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Blood Clot Kills 30-Year-Old Former Ohio State Player
"My heart will never beat the same," his mother wrote on Instagram captioning a photo of her late son. "It is with my deepest sadness that I formally announce to the world the passing of my eldest child Donovan Munger. Pray for my family." She ended the post with a broken heart emoji.
No one has yet to announce Munger's cause of death. What we do know is that Munger couldn't play for the 2015 season since he had been diagnosed with a blood clot.
Before suffering from a pulmonary embolism, Munger played for Ohio State between 2013 and 2015. He was a four-star defensive lineman who played for three seasons on the team. This Cleveland-born player was recruited right after graduating from Shaker Heights High School.
After the public found out about the diagnosis a decade ago, the Buckeyes' head coach Urban Meyer spoke up about it. "It's tough whenever anybody has to give up college football," said Meyer as per Eleven Warriors. "But the health of a player is more important than playing football."
Larry Johnson, Munger's position coach, also felt for the player who couldn't continue with his career. "It's tough. You put your whole life into playing this game of football and you love it so much and then it gets taken away from you."
Johnson also said they still considered Munger to be "a part of us" and hoped he could take that time to care for himself. Munger played incredibly during his 11 games during Ohio State's national championship season. He also played 12 games during the following season.
The late player debuted in 2014 with a recorded five tackles and one tackle for loss. The unfortunate death of Munger will no doubt shake fans and his team who lost an incredible player. Johnson also described him as having "leadership skills" and being a guy who "kept the group going" on the daily.
