Police say former Titans kicker Rob Bironas killed in car accident near his Nashville home
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Former Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas has died after a car accident near his home, according to police.
Metro Nashville Police said Bironas, 36, lost control on a curve in his 2009 GMC Yukon Denali and crashed after 11 p.m. Saturday less than a mile from home. Police said in a statement on the department website that his SUV was speeding when it went off the road and hit a line of trees before coming to a stop upside down in a culvert.
Bironas was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Police say there was no evidence of alcohol or drugs at the scene.
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The Titans released Bironas in March. He was the fourth most-accurate kicker in NFL history.
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