Former NFL wide receiver James Hardy III has died at the age of 31.
Per Kayla Crandall of Fort Wayne's NBC, the Allen County Coroner's Office identified Hardy after his body was discovered in a river on Wednesday.
Per Cardell, emergency responders were called out to the North Anthony bridge in Fort Wayne on Wednesday afternoon after a water plant worker discovered Hardy's body in the Maumee River. The coroner is investigating the cause of death.
Hardy was a standout wide receiver at the University of Indiana where he played from 2005-07.