Vontae Davis, a former NFL player and Miami Dolphin, was discovered dead on Monday inside a mansion in
Southwest Ranches, according to the authorities.
Southwest Ranches-based Davie Police stated the 35-year-old former NFL player’s body was discovered in a house in
the 6000 block of Southwest 178th Avenue.
According to police, initial data indicates that foul play was not suspected.
On December 4, 2011, in Miami Gardens, Florida, Vontae Davis, #21 of the Miami Dolphins, is presented prior to an
NFL game at Sun Life Stadium versus the Oakland Raiders. (Image courtesy of Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images)
Several police officers could be seen outside the expansive house, which has a lengthy driveway and a sizable rear
pool, in aerial footage from Chopper 6.
According to property records, the house is owned by the former NFL star’s grandmother, Adaline Davis. The nearly
6,500-square-foot mansion with five bedrooms and six bathrooms was last sold in 2018 for approximately $3.9
million, according to records.
In the 2009 Draft, Davis was chosen by the Dolphins with the 25th overall choice, out of the University of Illinois.
The three years he was with the team ended in 2012 when he was traded to the Indianapolis Colts. He participated in
the NFL for seven more seasons, receiving two Pro Bowl selections in 2014 and 2015.
Cornerback Davis retired in 2018 while playing for the Buffalo Bills. Vernon Davis, the younger brother of the two-
time NFL Pro Bowl tight end Vernon Davis, played for San Francisco, Denver, and Washington.
When Vontae Davis was arrested on suspicion of DUI last year after a collision on the Florida Turnpike in
Hollywood, the news was widely reported.
Pictures from the collision, which left Davis’ Tesla completely destroyed, appeared to show him dozing off on the side
of the road.
