Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 21 October 2026
‘He was a great kid’: Chiefs mourn death of former player Allen Bailey at age of 37
Defensive end played for Chiefs for eight seasons Andy Reid says player’s death ‘makes you sick’ Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid have spoken of their sadness after former Kansas City Chief Allen Bailey died at the age of 37. The defensive end was found dead at his home in Florida on Tuesday by his wif
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Both outlets focus on Allen Bailey’s death at 37 and his Kansas City Chiefs connection. Newsweek is a brief death notice, while The Guardian US adds reaction from Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes and foregrounds the team’s mourning under the quoted headline “He was a great kid.” Only Newsweek says he was found dead in his Florida home on Monday, while The Guardian says he was found dead at home in Florida on Tuesday by his wife in the extract provided.
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