Darren Drozdov, who had a three-year NFL career and later found stardom in professional wrestling has died.
His family provided the professional wrestling organization with a lengthy statement, in which they confirmed the tragic news and paid tribute to the beloved athlete.
"Darren, affectionately known as 'Droz,' was involved in a tragic ring accident while wrestling for the WWE in 1999 that rendered him a quadriplegic," the statement said."Nevertheless, Droz maintained a championship mindset and lived every day to the fullest even though he was unable to move from the neck down for the past 24 years. His own words sum up his relentless positivity in the midst of adversity: 'There is always another day.
The family went on to thank the WWE for treating him like family as well as supporting Daren and making sure he"always had the proper care and treatment needed to live in his condition over the past 24 years." We're saddened by the passing of Darren Drozdov, who played for the Broncos from 1993-94 before becoming a"Droz" embodied the spirit of perseverance & determination through adversity, and our hearts go out to his family.
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