02-25-2007, 04:56 AM
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Bronco's lose 2nd player to death.
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reserve tailback Damien Nash collapsed and died Saturday night after an appearance in a charity basketball game in St. Louis.
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Nash, a two-year NFL veteran, was 24.
Agent David Canter confirmed his client's death, as did Denver team officials.
"We have been informed of the passing of Damien Nash," team spokesman Jim Saccomano said Saturday night. "We are attempting to get more details. We have people in Indianapolis that we're attempting to contact. We do know it's true."
Canter, who is attending the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, was contacted after ESPN.com received reports of Nash's death from people close to other players who had participated in the basketball game. During a telephone interview, Canter, who was unaware of the incident, received a call from Denver officials confirming Nash's death.
"It's true," an obviously distraught Canter said. "It's true. I don't know what more to say right now, OK?"
Details of the incident were not yet available, and an official with the St. Louis police said an investigation was in its "very earliest" stages.
The proceeds of the event were to benefit the Darris Nash Find A Heart Foundation, which raises money for heart transplant research. The foundation was created last month after Darris Nash, 25, the older brother of Damien Nash, received a heart transplant.
"The Broncos family has suffered a great loss with the passing of Damien Nash," coach Mike Shanahan said from Indianapolis, where he was attending the NFL's scouting combine along with general manager Ted Sundquist. "I am stunned and deeply saddened by this tragedy, and send my deepest condolences to Damien's family."
A former University of Missouri standout, Nash entered the NFL as a fifth-round choice of the Tennessee Titans in 2005. He played three games with the Titans as a rookie, and then signed with Denver as a free agent last August. In his one season in Denver, he appeared in three games, rushing 18 times for 66 yards.
"The Denver Broncos organization is once again struck with profound sadness over the tragic loss of one of our players," team owner Pat Bowlen said in a statement. "This is a tremendous tragedy and our hearts go out to the entire Nash family."
Nash is the second Broncos' player to die since the end of the 2006 season. Two-year veteran cornerback Darrent Williams was shot to death in a limousine after leaving a Denver-area nightclub Jan. 1.
Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Man that has to emotional wreck of a team . Losing 2 teammates to death gots to be eating them up. R.I.P Damien.
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