Tony Fein

Antonio David Fein (July 13, 1982 - October 6, 2009) was an Iraq War veteran and National Football League rookie linebacker who played for the Baltimore Ravens during the 2009 preseason. Listed at 6' 2", 245 lb., he was born in Port Orchard, Washington.
Fein played quarterback for South Kitsap High School before graduating in 2000. At age 19 he enlisted in the Army and spent two and a half years in Iraq as a 19 Delta reconnaissance scout.
Following military discharge, Fein enrolled at Scottsdale Community College of Arizona and became one of the nation's top junior college recruits while playing for Ole Miss football team in 2007 and 2008. In two seasons at Ole Miss, he had 136 tackles (77 solo) in 24 games, according to the school's Web site.
In 2009, Fein signed a free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks and later was signed by Baltimore, being released by the Ravens in their last major round of roster cuts on September 5. Some Canadian Football League teams had expressed interest in Fein before he joined the Ravens but there had been no contacts since he was cut, according to his agent.
Fein died of unexplained causes on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington state at the age of 27.

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