Cameron Ontko, a former professional football player who briefly took his game to the NFL, died suddenly at the age of 33. His mother, Brenda Boulton, indicated his cause of death as a ruptured ulcer in a social media post. 'Cal Poly mourns the loss of former linebacker Cameron Ontko,' his alma mater wrote in a statement shared on social media. Ontko tried to make it in the NFL, participating in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie minicamp before playing three years in the Canadian Football League. Instead, he participated in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie minicamp in May 2015 in an attempt to earn a spot on the roster or practice squad.

Source: Daily Mail March 16, 2026 06:13 UTC