Shane Dronett, a defensive tackle who began his career as a second round draft pick of the Broncos in the 1992 NFL Draft, has passed away at age 38.
Dronett spent the first four years of his career in orange and blue, playing in all 16 games as a rookie. He then spent the 1996 season with the Lions and Falcons. He remained with the Falcons from 1997 to 2002.
In 1998, he anchored an Atlanta defensive line that helped lead the Falcons to the NFC Championship and on to Super Bowl XXXIII, where he faced off against his old team.
For his career, Dronett totaled 317 tackles, 44 sacks and three interceptions.
– Adam Zinser, DenverBroncos.com
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sad he was a young guy best wishes to his family
Wow, what happened?
I remember Shane as that undersized Dlineman who everybody thought they could beat, and then there He was in your face. My condolancese to the Dronett family.
Okay, to be honest have no clue who this guy is but this is just sad.
So sad to see someone pass at such a young age, I’ve been there.
God bless his family.
With faith…
GO BRONCOS in ’09!!!!
suicide man poor guy just had brain cance then kills himself tragic
Shane Dronett was a Dan Reeves player and followed him to Atlanta. It would be nice if somebody who knew Shane could provide an obituary for Denver Broncos.com.
Once a Broncos player, always part of the Broncos family.
It is always sad to see a young husband and father pass away in such tragic circumstances.
God Bless Shane, and God Bless his wife Chris and their children.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/sns-ap-shane-dronett-090121-story,0,6845918.story
That is some crazy stuff…..you just never know about these guys behind the scenes.