Former Miami Dolphins Defensive End Killed in House Fire

Former Miami Dolphins defensive end Quentin Moses, 33, died after an intense fire engulfed a Monroe, Ga., house Sunday. Suggested Reading Three Friends Were Headed To A Beyoncรฉ Concert, But One Dies On the Way. Guess What The Other Two Did Next? Our Fave Moments From A$AP Rocky’s Fashion Show During Paris Men’s Fashion Week…

Former Miami Dolphins defensive end Quentin Moses, 33, died after an intense fire engulfed a Monroe, Ga., house Sunday.

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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 31-year-old woman, Andria Godard, and her 10-year-old daughter were also killed in the fire, which authorities believe started around 6 a.m. Sunday. Once firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames.

Moses was a standout at the University of Georgia before joining the Dolphins in 2007. He played four years with the Dolphins and was working as an assistant coach at Reinhardt University. According to the Journal-Constitution, Mosesโ€™ body was found first, and firefighters found Godardโ€™s and her daughterโ€™s bodies after the blaze was contained.

โ€œItโ€™s hard. Really hard,โ€ neighbor Melanie Anderson told WSB-TV. โ€œThat was our friends, and my daughterโ€™s friend, so I just feel really bad for her family.โ€

Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blaze.

Read more at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV.

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