{"id":2210573,"date":"2026-10-21T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210573"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T10:28:55","slug":"former-nfl-defense-allen-bailey-dead-at-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2210573","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Defense Allen Bailey Dead at 37"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/16by9\/2026\/10\/21\/3c215cb88af3449499c1d42f80a7d7e4_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Former NFL Defense Allen Bailey Dead at 37<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Former NFL Star Allen Bailey<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dead at 37<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T06:28:55-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 21, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:28 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-21T09:40:10-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 21, 2026<br \/>\n                                9:40 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-e5bfc989ed3a7ae70fce6c04eb7a4fc3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-fb194568-da1e-44cf-926c-f512a637b78a\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/10\/21\/remembering-allen-bailey\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:fb194568-da1e-44cf-926c-f512a637b78a\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0889b950-7a54-497b-ab53-1ae41528f043\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/3c\/4by3\/2026\/10\/21\/3c215cb88af3449499c1d42f80a7d7e4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Allen Bailey\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Allen Bailey<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ca2e7af8666b0c49328808f4804ad706\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Former NFL defensive end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/allen-bailey\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Allen Bailey<\/strong><\/a> has died at age 37 &#8230; TMZ has learned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6c0d3d6590dff1737af186fad8f6e55c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Allen&#8217;s brother, <strong>Alford Bailey Jr.<\/strong>, tells TMZ Allen&#8217;s wife found him dead yesterday inside their Florida home. We&#8217;re told the family believes he died from natural causes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e92d76dbd41fa552bc6d85288c11515c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bailey spent the first eight seasons of his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs before joining the Atlanta Falcons in 2019. He played two seasons in Atlanta, appearing in 31 games before being released in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8c3a557d94f996d1fc3744d6880f15ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261021_5d3870c95b3943eb97c336b9576a7107\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0889b950-7a54-497b-ab53-1ae41528f043\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5d\/4by3\/2026\/10\/21\/5d3870c95b3943eb97c336b9576a7107_md.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Bailey sub getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-48e20745ae08664d09d59fc1e7c11135\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bailey was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft after playing college football at the University of Miami. He appeared in 133 regular-season NFL games, recording 22 sacks and 248 combined tackles during his career.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-16924ba0a3c6c81c99b3106aed35bf6f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261021_03bc46ae684c4c209761a7642c6a3b7d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0889b950-7a54-497b-ab53-1ae41528f043\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/03\/4by3\/2026\/10\/21\/03bc46ae684c4c209761a7642c6a3b7d_md.jpg\" alt=\"Allen Bailey sub getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div 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