Former NFL defensive end Allen Bailey has died at age 37 after his wife found him dead inside their Florida home, according to his brother, Alford Bailey Jr., who spoke to TMZ. The family reportedly believes Bailey died of natural causes, although an official cause of death has not been established in the supplied information.
Bailey spent nine seasons in the NFL, becoming a familiar presence on the defensive line for the Kansas City Chiefs before finishing his professional career with the Atlanta Falcons.
His brother told TMZ that Bailey’s wife discovered him at their home on Wednesday, October 21. The family believes his death was from natural causes, but no further details about the circumstances were provided.
Bailey’s death marks the loss of a former professional football player whose career spanned 133 regular-season games and included stops with two NFL franchises.
Bailey spent eight seasons with the Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs selected Bailey in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft after he played college football at the University of Miami.
He spent the first eight seasons of his NFL career in Kansas City, contributing to the team’s defensive line before moving to Atlanta in 2019.
Bailey appeared in 31 games over two seasons with the Falcons. The team released him in 2021, bringing his NFL playing career to an end.
Across the regular season, Bailey recorded 22 sacks and 248 combined tackles in 133 appearances, according to the supplied career statistics.
From Georgia to the NFL
Bailey was born on March 25, 1989, on Sapelo Island, Georgia. He attended McIntosh County Academy before continuing his football career at the University of Miami, where his college performances helped put him on the path to the NFL.
His selection by Kansas City in 2011 launched a professional career that lasted nearly a decade and took him from the Chiefs to the Falcons.
Bailey was 37 at the time of his death. While his family reportedly believes he died of natural causes, further details about the circumstances have not been provided.
