Reche Caldwell, who played four seasons for the San Diego Chargers and then haunted them with a pair of key plays as a member of the New England Patriots, was shot and killed Saturday in Tampa, TMZ Sports reported. He was 41.
Caldwell’s mother, Deborah, told TMZ her son was getting ready to take his girlfriend out when he went back inside his home to grab a jacket. His girlfriend said Caldwell was “ambushed” by a “couple of people” who jumped out of bushes trying to rob him.
He died in the ambulance on the way to a hospital, Deborah Caldwell said.