{"id":637242,"date":"2026-04-28T23:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637242\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T23:51:14","slug":"former-nfl-de-josh-mauro-dies-at-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/637242\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL DE Josh Mauro dies at 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL defensive lineman <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/players\/27815\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Josh Mauro;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Josh Mauro&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Mauro<\/a> died last week, the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/las-vegas\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Raiders;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Raiders&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raiders<\/a> announced. He was 35.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of death is unknown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The deepest condolences of the Raiders Family are with Josh&#8217;s family and friends at this time,&#8221; the team wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mauro went undrafted in 2014 and signed with the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steelers&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steelers<\/a>. He spent his rookie season on the practice squads of the Steelers and <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nfl\/teams\/arizona\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cardinals;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cardinals&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cardinals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He played four seasons with the Cardinals, one with the Giants, one with the Raiders and two more with the Cardinals, last playing in the NFL in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In his career, Mauro played 80 games with 40 starts and totaled 130 tackles, five sacks, 13 quarterback hits, five passes defensed and two forced fumbles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former NFL defensive lineman Josh Mauro died last week, the Raiders announced. He was 35. 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