Ex-NFL player Vontae Davis consumed a shocking cocktail of drugs including methamphetamine and MDMA before he collapsed and died – from ‘undertermined’ causes. 

Former Miami cornerback Vontae, 35 – brother of Super Bowl winner Vernon Davis – was found slumped naked on the floor of his gym when a housekeeper arrived for work in April 2024. 

There was no evidence of a break in and nothing was disturbed at the $4 million mansion in upscale Southwest Ranches, where Gisele Bundchen, Dwayne Johnson and fellow football star Tyreek Hill all have homes. 

A medical examiner’s report obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com reveals that Vontae – ‘a known illicit drug user’ who was known to exhibit ‘erratic behavior’ – was declared dead at the scene. 

There were lacerations to his face and elbow, as well as evidence that his body was subjected to ‘heat related changes’. But these injuries were listed as ‘postmortem’ and likely happened when he collapsed and hit the floor next to his indoor sauna, the report suggests. 

Vontae’s blood tested positive for various narcotics including methamphetamines, amphetamines, cannabinoids, THC, MDMA and MDA. There were drugs scattered around his house, according to a police report, including cannabis gummies, brown powders and various pink and clear capsules. 

‘There is also a spoon on the kitchen island which appears to have a burnt marking and there is a circular green colored burn stain on the countertop,’ the report notes. Cops spotted traces of vomit in the master bedroom and dark red stains in the hallway, office and garage. 

There was half a pink pill in the gym, a puddle of water from an overturned pitcher and an ‘unknown dark substance on the bench of the sauna’. Vontae was found dead in the ‘supine’ position, wearing only a metal necklace and pendant. 

Former NFL star Vontae Davis was found dead in the gym area of his Florida mansion. He consumed a shocking cocktail of drugs including methamphetamine and MDMA before he collapsed and died – from ‘undermined’ causes.

Davis, 35, died at home in Southwest Ranches, Florida and was found slumped motionless on the floor of his home gym 

The brothers and their four siblings were raised in a tough Washington, DC neighborhood by their grandmother 

He had foam and a red substance coming from his mouth, the report said. He exhibited pulmonary and cerebral edema – fluid on the lungs and brain – and cardiomegaly, which means an enlarged heart.

 However, the Broward County Medical Examiner recorded the cause of death as ‘undetermined’. 

This was ‘due to the totality of the circumstances, including inconsistencies between the scene and findings of an autopsy, the cause and manner of death’, the report cautioned. 

Vontae and Vernon, 40, both enjoyed successful NFL careers, Vontae suiting up for the Dolphins, Colts and Bills and Vernon winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos. 

Former first round pick Vontae played for 10 seasons but shocked the sport in 2018 by removing himself from a game at halftime and declaring that he was ‘done.’ 

Explaining his abrupt retirement, he told reporters his body had been worn down by multiple injuries and surgeries, adding: ‘Reality hit me fast and hard: I shouldn’t be out there anymore.’ Vontae also revealed he was worried about the risks of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a devastating brain injury caused by repeated blows to the head. Symptoms of CTE include memory loss, depression, paranoia and suicidal thoughts.

A recent study identified the disease in more than 300 deceased NFL players, including Patriots tight end-turned killer Aaron Hernandez. The medical examiner’s report states that the condition of Vontae’s brain was ‘unremarkable’ and free of lesions or other injuries. 

But it notes that Vontae’s ex-wife, Meghan Harpe, told police that he was indeed suffering from CTE and had been previously enrolled in a therapy program. She believed he had been discharged prematurely and had turned to hard drugs to ‘mitigate’ his symptoms.

Davis (No 21) pictured during his playing days with the Indianapolis Colts back in 2015

 Vontae had spent the year prior embroiled in legal troubles including a divorce and a $1 million lawsuit stemming from a horrifying February 2023 DUI crash in which he slammed his Tesla into a stationary truck then fell asleep on the roadside. 

However, the former athlete had also embarked on a string of new projects, including a luxury chauffeur business and a TV documentary charting how he and Vernon overcame their poverty-stricken childhood to become gridiron heroes. 

The pair and their four siblings were raised in a tough Washington, D.C neighborhood by their grandmother Adaline, 81. A third brother, Michael Davis, was committed to a mental facility for bludgeoning a stranger to death with a sledgehammer in 2012. ‘My mother was addicted to drugs, my father an alcoholic. 

I grew up in some very traumatic situations. I witnessed my father being shot multiple times by his brother,’ Vontae recalled in a 2018 interview. Vontae excelled in track and field at high school and was rookie of the year for the football team at Illinois.

A grieving Vernon Davis told DailyMail.com, ‘I could not have picked a better little brother’

Selected 25th overall in the 2009 draft by Miami, he played 121 times in the NFL, earning Pro Bowl honors in 2014 and 2015. ‘He was like my son,’ Vernon told DailyMail.com after his brother’s death. 

‘We were four years apart but I remember waking him up to do workouts when he was young and I was in high school. I made him do it because I wanted him to succeed even more than I wanted myself to succeed. 

‘I’m proud of him for his great work ethic, for his ability, his discipline. For understanding the difference between being good and great at something and for putting in the work. 

‘We were the difference makers in our family. We came from a tough background but we had goals and aspirations to be better than the space we came out of. ‘I could not have picked a better little brother.’ 

Vontae’s post-football life as a businessman and CEO of wellness business didn’t all go to plan, however. 

He made headlines in February last year when cops found him curled up asleep on the side of a Florida highway after crashing his Tesla. Vontae was coming home from a club when he swerved across several lanes and slammed into a Toyota truck that was parked on the shoulder. 

Jerome Curry Jr, who had pulled over to change a tire, suffered ‘multiple injuries’ as the truck bounced into him. Vontae dozed off beside the wreckage and struggled to stay awake even after cops placed him in the back of a patrol car, according to an arrest warrant. 

Davis’ ex-wife Megan Harpe suggested that he was suffering from CTE. ‘Yes he had CTE … there is definitely a story here,’ she said, without elaborating

Davis played for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills during his NFL career

Cars were seen arriving at the property on April 1 following his tragic passing

Vernon said last April that he’s ‘leaning on detectives’ to figure out the cause of his brother’s death

In February 2023, Davis was found asleep at the side of the road after crashing his Tesla  on a Florida highway 

Vontae dozed off beside the wreckage and struggled to stay awake even after cops placed him in the back of a patrol car, according to an arrest warrant 

 When officers asked if he had consumed any alcohol, he replied: ‘Yes, I had two drinks. Two mixed drinks.’ 

The ex-athlete faced six charges – including DUI – but avoided jail time by pleading no contest to a lesser charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to 12 months’ probation and 50 hours community service. 

 Curry Jr and his father, Jerome Curry Sr, who was with his son when the smash happened but managed to leap clear of the collision, sued Vontae two months later for $1 million in damages. 

The case was unresolved when Vontae died, as was a second suit in which he was sued for $79,000 for failing to pay for a pricey piece of anti-aging medical kit known as a Morpheus8.