Sidney Jones Jersey Mitch Petrus, an offensive lineman who starred at Arkansas and was a member of the New York Giants' Super Bowl 46 championship team, died Thursday at age 32.
According to , the cause of death was heat stroke. Petrus reportedly hadbeen working outside allday in extreme heat in Arkansas. After feeling ill he wentto Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock, where he died at 10:45 p.m.
Petrus walked on at Arkansas as a fullback but was Alshon Jeffery Jersey shifted to guard for the 2007 season and earned All-SEC second-team honors that year. He made the All-SEC first team two years later.
Drafted by the Giants in the Philadelphia Eagles Jersey fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Petrus played three seasonsin New York, appearing in all four of the Giants postseason games in 2011, including the Super Bowl win over the Patriots.
After the Giants released him in November Tommy McDonald Jersey 2012, Petrus caught on for brief stints with the Patriots and Titans that same season.
Petrus' death brought a flurry of remembrances on social media.
"We are deeply saddened by the pa sing of Mitch Petrus," Arkansas football tweeted."He was Malcolm Jenkins Jersey an outstanding competitor, incredible teammate and a true Hog. He will be greatly mi sed by many. Rest easy Mitch."
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New York Giants (@Giants)We are deeply saddened by the pa sing of Mitch Petrus. He was an outstanding competitor, incredible teammate and Jerome Brown Jersey a true Hog. He will be greatly mi sed by many. Rest easy Mitch.
Arkansas Razorback Football (@RazorbackFB)We are grieving the lo s of Mitch Petrus, a close friend of our family, especially my son Alex. He was all SEC guard for and played Randall Cunningham Jersey on 2011 Super Bowl champion team.
Chris Mortensen (@mortreport)HEARTBREAKING.Mitch Petrus was an absolute joy to work JJ Arcega-Whiteside Jersey with. His energy and enthusiam were contagious.He loved Arkansas -- and Arkansas loved him.
Austin Kellerman (@AustinKellerman)As we continue covering the death of Former Hog I had a chance to chat with .He told me Mitch had an attitude like 'a little boy waking up for Christmas Cameron Johnston Jersey ', he would tackle anything thrown at him.
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