Former college football star Cameron Ontko, who went on to spend time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died. He was 33.<\/p>\n
Cal Poly announced<\/a> Ontko\u2019s death in a post on Instagram last week.<\/p>\n \u201cCal Poly mourns the loss of former linebacker Cameron Ontko,\u201d the post said. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family, friends and former teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n According to his mother Brenda Boulton\u2019s Facebook page<\/a>, Ontko died from a ruptured ulcer.<\/p>\n Cameron Ontko started his college football career at Wisconsin, spending two seasons with the Badgers before transferring to Cal Poly.<\/p>\n In his first season at Cal Poly in 2012, Ontko recorded 42 tackles while playing in a reserve role. He had a breakout season in 2013, finishing with 108 tackles. Ontko once again had 108 tackles in 2014, which was good for second on the team.<\/p>\n Following his college career, Cameron Ontko went undrafted in the 2015 NFL<\/a> Draft.<\/p>\n He attended rookie mini-camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but did not make the team and instead continued his football career in the CFL.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cIncredible teammate, friend, and human,\u201d former Cal Poly and NFL linebacker Nick Dzubnar commented on Instagram.<\/p>\n Former Cal Poly quarterback Chris Brown, who also played alongside Ontko, added: \u201cIncredible Football player, great Teammate, and Great Friend. We will never forget you Cam!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on pennlive.com<\/a>. Add pennlive.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n