Derrick Thomas, perhaps the greatest defensive player in Kansas City Chiefs history, entered and left his world the same way. He was the heartbeat of those great Kansas City teams that could dominate in the regular season but fall short in the playoffs. “He could walk into any restaurant in Kansas City, and they loved it. Advertisement“When I came in, he was a god, the man in Kansas City,” teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez recalled. To be in that position was hard for him.”Doctors believe Thomas died from a pulmonary embolus, a blood clot traveling through the lungs.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 31, 2020 01:41 UTC