{"id":1734699,"date":"2022-11-11T07:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734699"},"modified":"2022-11-11T07:48:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:48:06","slug":"former-nfl-defensive-lineman-adrian-dingle-dead-at-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-nfl-defensive-lineman-adrian-dingle-dead-at-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Defensive Lineman Adrian Dingle Dead At 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-nfl-defensive-lineman-adrian-dingle-dead-at-45%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former NFL defensive lineman Adrian Dingle died earlier this week. He was 45 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The only information that was available about his death was that it occurred on November 8. No cause of death has been released and there have not been any statements made by his family.<\/p>\n<p>Dingle\u2019s alma-mater, Clemson University, revealed that the former All-ACC defensive end died in a post on the school\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clemson Football mourns the passing of former defensive end Adrian Dingle.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/30hCcbEQPP\">https:\/\/t.co\/30hCcbEQPP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pKrr54M5uD\">pic.twitter.com\/pKrr54M5uD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clemson Football (@ClemsonFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClemsonFB\/status\/1590714673875165185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Clemson highlighted his background and athletic achievements in their statement, noting that he went to Roberts High School in Holly Hill, South Carolina, where he was\u00a0defensive MVP of the 1994 North-South High School All-Star game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDingle lettered at Clemson in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 and served as a starting defensive end in each of his last three seasons. He helped the Tigers to three bowl games over his career,\u201d the school said. \u201cOverall, Dingle played in 46 games for the Tigers, including 34 games as a starter. He started all 12 games in 1996 as a sophomore when he had a career-high 68 tackles and 14 tackles for loss, six of which were sacks. In 1997, he missed a game due to injury but finished with 48 tackles, including 10 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a senior in 1998, he posted 10.5 sacks, a Clemson single-season record at the time. He recorded 15 tackles for loss and 47 total tackles that year and was named second-team All-ACC. He also recorded a team-best 27 quarterback pressures,\u201d the statement added. \u201cHe finished his Clemson career with 180 career tackles, 45 tackles for loss and 23 sacks. The tackle for loss total is still 11th in Clemson history and the sack total ranks sixth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dingle was drafted in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers where he played in 70 games through the 2004 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRIP to my teammate @AdrianDingle,\u201d former NFL defensive lineman Marcellus Wiley tweeted. \u201cWe were just hanging, laughing, swapping war stories, and talking family. Rest easy big dog!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP to my teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdrianDingle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdrianDingle<\/a> <br \/>We were just hanging, laughing, swapping war stories, and talking family. Rest easy big dog! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff\u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XC4FsxFOao\">pic.twitter.com\/XC4FsxFOao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcellus Wiley \ud83e\udde2 (@marcelluswiley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcelluswiley\/status\/1590736565143482368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/nfl\">NFL<\/a> cornerback Antonio Dennard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/former-nfl-cornerback-antonio-dennard-dead-at-32\">died<\/a> late last month in Pennsylvania after being shot and killed outside a bar in Pennsylvania. He was 32 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Officials\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/area\/berks\/former-nfl-player-dies-after-shooting-at-berks-bar\/article_d9781e4c-4e33-11ed-a2f4-5fee39f05f0e.html\">said<\/a>\u00a0that Dennard died at a nearby hospital at 3:15 a.m. on Sunday. His death was ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened outside a bar in the parking lot in Berks County which is several miles northwest of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacksonville Jaguars picked up Dennard as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and he ended up being on the team\u2019s practice squad, according to a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jaguarswire.usatoday.com\/2022\/10\/17\/antonio-dennard-shot-killed-jaguars\/\">report<\/a>\u00a0from Jaguars Wire.<\/p>\n<p>He later had stints on practice teams with the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/sudden-death-the-surge-of-nfl-tragedies-and-whats-behind-it\">Sudden Death: The Surge Of NFL Tragedies, And What\u2019s Behind It<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL defensive lineman Adrian Dingle died earlier this week. He was 45 years old. The only information that was available about his death was that it occurred on November 8. No cause of death has been released and there have not been any statements made by his family. 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