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NFL notebook: Former Browns linebacker Quentin Groves dies at age 32

Former Auburn football star Quentin Groves, who played defensive end for the Tigers from 2004-07 and shares the program record for sacks, has died. He was 32.

Groves played five games as a linebacker for the Browns during the 2013 season, compiling four tackles and two sacks.

“We are saddened to hear the passing of former Brown Quentin Groves,” the Browns said in a statement via Twitter. “Our thoughts are with his friends and family during this difficult time.”

Auburn spokesman Kirk Sampson said Saturday that Groves died in his sleep while visiting Trinidad, his wife’s native country.