Former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Tootie Robbins, a 12-year NFL veteran who was coach Mike Holmgren's starting right tackle for two seasons, has died at the age of 62.
Robbins' niece, Lakeisha King, confirmed what a number of former teammates had posted on social media.
King said Robbins, who lived in Chandler, Arizona, succumbed to COVID-19 early Sunday evening.
"He contacted COVID and it in return took my uncle's life," she wrote in an email. "But he is in heaven with his mom and dad now. Thank you for remembering my uncle. He is definitely missed.