Former Falcons and Bills safety Keion Carpenter died Thursday morning at the age of 39, his family announced.
According to the family, he died after a "freak accident" while on vacation with the family. Carpenter was running to the car with his son when he fell and hit his head.
"They were running to the car when (Carpenter) slipped, fell, hit his head and slipped into a coma. It was just a freak accident," Carpenter's cousins Jamilia Smith told the Baltimore Sun. "He was always healthy; he went to the doctor, ate well and worked out.