Former NFL and Virginia Tech Safety Keion Carpenter Dies at Age 39

Posted by Scott Polacek on December-29-2016 Add Comments

Former Virginia Tech Hokies defensive back Keion Carpenter—who also played for the Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons in the NFL—died Thursday, according to a family spokesperson.

Reporter Bruce Cunningham passed along the confirmation, noting Carpenter died in Miami at 6:47 a.m. on Thursday. Carpenter collapsed during a run on Wednesday, per ABC2News.com.