Granite Bay Football mourns a former NFL player, Devon Wylie who had his stint with the franchise before moving to Fresno State from 2007-11 is dead.
A cause of death has not been made public as of Wednesday morning.
His family put out a statement confirming the news on social media. The unidentified family member’s post said the family “wanted to make this post so people who knew and loved Devon could learn of his passing because we don’t have the capacity to reach out to everyone in this hard time.”
The post continued, “There are no words to express the sadness that comes from losing a brother, dear friend, and an amazing uncle. Devon had so much love and joy to give.”
“Always making people laugh and entertaining us with his football skills, guitar jams, silly jokes and voices, back-flip tricks, fun banter, Star Wars obsession chat, Halo nights, and not to mention his beautiful smile. We will always miss him.”
Rick Sutter, a Granite Bay football staff member who knew Wylie only had positive things to say.
“He was a God-loving man, he was funny, he was a team player, he was loved by all of his coaches and by all his players. He was an inspiration,” Sutter said.
Fresno State’s football program shared a condolence message on X, formerly known as Twitter
“Forever a Bulldog.
Our thoughts are with the Wylie family during this difficult time.”
– Fresno State Football
He was a wide receiver who graduated from Granite Bay High School.
In 2012, Wylie was drafted in the fourth round by the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2013, he continued his career with the Tennessee Titans.
