Aged Florida, NFL neatly-known particular person Reche Caldwell fatally shot

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Aged Florida and NFL receiver Reche Caldwell turn into fatally shot Saturday night time in his homeland.

Caldwell’s mom, Deborah, did now not return cellular phone messages left by The Linked Press on Sunday, but confirmed her son’s death to the Tampa Bay Instances.

She stated police told her they have confidence her son turn into ambushed originate air his house in a possible theft strive.

The Contemporary England Patriots and Washington Redskins — two of Caldwell’s stops within the NFL — and his alma mater were among those to tweet condolences to his family, alongside with used Florida coach Steve Spurrier and used Gators quarterback Rex Grossman.

Spurrier tweeted that Caldwell “turn into one of many most curious WR’s in college history and turn into very instrumental in successful the 2000 SEC Championship.”

“RIP Reche,” Grossman wrote. “You were one of my accepted teammates of all time. I will constantly undergo in strategies our time at Florida in your unreal expertise, infectious humor, and our shared success as a crew. You’re going to be overlooked by your complete Gator family.”

Aged Patriots quarterback Tom Brady posted a photograph tribute to his Instagram web screech, with one photo exhibiting Brady and Caldwell in an on-self-discipline include.

The 41-yr-primitive Caldwell turn into no longer named in a police anecdote on the incident per Florida law, but the anecdote stated, early within the investigation, the shooting “does no longer appear like a random act.”

Caldwell turn into waiting for sentencing this month after pleading responsible to a charge of conspiracy to commit successfully being care fraud, alongside with a complete lot of comparatively a few used NFL gamers. He additionally served detention heart time on a 2014 drug charge.

Caldwell turn into drafted by San Diego within the 2d spherical in 2002. He had 152 catches for 1,851 yards and 11 touchdowns in six NFL seasons — four with the Chargers and one every with Contemporary England and Washington.

Caldwell’s brother Andre Caldwell additionally turn into a Florida and NFL receiver.