Former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee-titans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee Titans</a> tight end Frank Wycheck, famous for his role in the &#8220;Music City Miracle,&#8221; died at the age of 52 on Saturday, according to his family.
A <a href="https://twitter.com/terrymc13/status/1733901601729822744" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> on his passing released on Sunday said Wycheck appeared to have fallen inside his Chattanooga, Tennessee, home and hit his head on Saturday morning — after which he was found unresponsive that afternoon.
Wycheck was born on October 14, 1971, in Philadelphia, played college football at the University of Maryland, was a sixth-round pick in the 1993 draft, and then spent about a decade in the NFL, during which time he made it to the Pro Bowl three times.
While playing for the Tennessee Titans in 2000, in the final seconds of a playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, Wycheck threw a lateral pass to teammate Kevin Dyson in a kickoff return that ended with a touchdown. The game-winning play became known as the &#8220;Music City Miracle.&#8221;
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Wycheck <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/titans-wycheck-to-retire-1.491861" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retired from the NFL in 2004</a> after sustaining multiple concussions that forced him to miss games. He moved on to do radio commentary for the Titans but <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2017/08/02/frank-wycheck-replaced-dan-mcginnis-titans-radio-broadcasts-season/532892001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stepped down in 2017</a> after enduring <a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/titans/2016/11/08/titans-frank-wycheck-returns-radio-after-concussion/93494432/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">another concussion</a> in another fall at his home.
In 2008, Wycheck <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/sports/football/24concussions.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined</a> a group of a dozen retired athletes who pledged to donate their brains after their deaths to the then-new Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center at Boston University&#8217;s School of Medicine for a concussion study.
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The statement from Wycheck&#8217;s family on Sunday said they plan to work with experts for &#8220;on-going brain injury (TBI) and CTE research&#8221; in accordance with his wishes.
Wycheck moved to Chattanooga this past summer to be closer to his family, according to his family, which noted that he leaves behind two adult daughters, Deanna and Madison, and three grandchildren: Leo, Stevie, and August.
Among those to offer tribute to Wycheck were the Titans, the team with which he spent most of his NFL career, starting with its previous iteration — the Houston Oilers.
&#8220;The Tennessee Titans mourn the loss of a beloved member of our Titans family, Frank Wycheck,&#8221; the team <a href="https://twitter.com/Titans/status/1733922578115289452" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a post to X</a>.
Rich Gannon, a former NFL quarterback, <a href="https://twitter.com/RichGannon12/status/1733906502493290927" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and former teammate Frank Wycheck. Great man gone way too soon! RIP brother.&#8221;
Funeral services have not yet been made at this time, Wycheck&#8217;s family said.
&#8220;The Wycheck family appreciates the love and support they&#8217;ve received, but asks the public to please respect their privacy during this difficult time,&#8221; the statement added.

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In recent years, NFL teams have been getting more creative with how they announce their upcoming schedules, and the winner this year goes to the Tennessee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tennessee-titans-player-has-one-word-fans-hank-berrien" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Titans</a>, who recently went viral with their unforgettable release of their 2023 matchups.
In a clip posted Thursday, the Tennessee team <a href="https://twitter.com/Titans/status/1656827454118412289?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a> simply, &#8220;We asked people on Broadway to help us with our 2023 schedule release.&#8221; It included a laughing face emoji as well.
The video showed just how many people who visit the famed music/bar strip in Nashville are unaware of NFL team logos, and it&#8217;s downright hilarious. At the time of this publication it has been viewed more than 20 million times and counting.
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We asked people on Broadway to help us with our 2023 schedule release. 🤣
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It is honestly hard to pick which one is the best. But a few notable ones would have to be when the person being interviewed was shown a lightning bolt for the Los Angeles Chargers and said it was &#8220;Lightning McQueen for September 17.&#8221; Lightning McQueen is the main character in Disney&#8217;s animated movie &#8220;Cars.&#8221;
Another notable answer would have to be when the person on the street was shown the Atlanta Falcons logo and said, &#8220;This one would have to be the red stallions.&#8221; The bonus was when she put her hand into a claw and roared.
And we would be remiss if we didn&#8217;t mention the lady who said the logo for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team was one that belonged to the famed &#8220;Pirates from the Island of the Caribbean.&#8221;
The fun continued from there. One thing to note, everyone interviewed got the Titans logo right.
The Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Jacksonville Jaguars have garnered a ton of attention too on social media with their release schedule, but none came even close to the Titans.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork/status/1656831776998985729?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL Network</a> even tweeted that the Titans had won.
The Indianapolis Colts decided to change their Twitter name to &#8220;Not the Cowboys&#8221; after multiple people interviewed in the Titans video misidentified their logo as &#8220;the Cowboys.&#8221;
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Tennessee Titans Goes Viral With Unforgettable Release Of Upcoming NFL Schedule