Mallett played college football at Michigan and Arkansas. He retired from the NFL after the 2017 season. He played in 21 NFL games with eight career starts, compiling nine touchdown passes and 10 interceptions. Mallett played for the Patriots, Texans and Ravens during his eight-year NFL career. Lifeguards brought him out of the water and performed live-saving measures until he was transported from the beach to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mallett drowned in the waters off Gulf Shore Drive in Destin, Fla, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Thank you for everything Ryan.” /fEqXEbHud4- Greg Dudek June 28, 2023 Tom Brady posted this photo on his Instagram story along with heartfelt condolences after the death of his former Patriots teammate Ryan Mallett. “Praying for the Mallett family and all their loved ones tonight.”
Thank you for everything Ryan,” Brady wrote. He appeared in four games in 2012.īrady joined the chorus of sympathy from athletes who played with Mallett during his career by posting a picture of the two quarterbacks together on a practice field on his Instagram story. Mallett played for three seasons, from 2011–13, as Brady’s backup quarterback in New England. Tom Brady shared his condolences with the family of former Patriots teammate Ryan Mallett on Wednesday, one day after the 35-year-old died in a drowning accident in Florida.
