The University of Albany announced on Wednesday, April 17, that former defensive lineman Amitral “AJ” Simon is dead one week before the NFL draft.
"He was a tremendous young man and even better teammate throughout his time at UAlbany," the collegiate football team expressed in a statementIngrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more.
Taylor O'Connor, the team's director of digital content and communications shared that Simon would "text me for cool edits after the season ended and he started prepping for the NFL Draft." to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Caitlin Clark Draws Records Viewers for 2024 WNBA DraftEvent: ‘Already Put Insurance Claim in’
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