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Pat McAfee held back tears as he opened up on the death of his former teammate and friend Vontae Davis live on his ESPN show on Monday.
Davis was found dead at his grandmother's house on Monday, with the McAfee crew revealing that they heard the news before they went on air, but opted against breaking it to the nation.
After Davis' death, at the young age of 35, emerged online, McAfee took five minutes out to speak about his former Indianapolis Colts teammate.
With his voice breaking, McAfee said: 'It's been an interesting vibe all show because we learned this morning that a former teammate of ours, Vontae Davis, was found unresponsive in his house.
'Vontae was an incredibly cool dude, good guy, nice guy, upbeat guy, energetic guy.'
Pat McAfee spoke to his ESPN audience just minutes after Vontae Davis' death was announced
At the end of McAfee's monologue, the screen cut to black to pay tribute to his ex-teammate
After speaking for a few minutes on Davis' character, McAfee urged his TV audience to 'reach out to your people and tell them they're not alone.'
Davis' cause of death has not yet been revealed, but
