Veteran NFL broad receiver and former Seattle Seahawks starter Sean Dawkins has handed away at simply 52 years outdated, in line with Jeff Faraudo of Cal Sports activities Report. No reason for dying was given on the time of the report.
Dawkins was a standout participant for the California Golden Bears, incomes first-team All-American honors in 1992 with 65 receptions for 1,070 yards and a nation-leading 14 touchdowns. After three sterling seasons in faculty, Dawkins declared for the NFL Draft and was taken sixteenth general by the Indianapolis Colts in 1993. He spent 5 seasons in Indy, catching 251 passes for 3,511 yards and 12 touchdowns.
After one season with the Saints, Dawkins signed with the Seahawks in 1999 and had his greatest season underneath Mike Holmgren. He made a right away influence by catching two touchdowns within the season opener in opposition to the Detroit Lions, and completed with 58 catches for a career-high (and team-leading) 992 yards, to go together with a career-best 7 touchdowns. Dawkins adopted that up with 63 catches for 731 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2000, and ended his profession with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2001.
The Bay Space native spent his post-NFL profession in Northern California and labored in the true property business, and later pursued a task in regulation enforcement in San Jose. He was inducted into the Cal Athletics Corridor of Fame in 2005.
Sean Dawkins is survived by his spouse and their three kids.