India, April 29 -- Josh Mauro, the former NFL defensive end has died at the age of 35. His family has announced the news on social media.

While a few unconfirmed posts on social media claim he suffered from ALS, Mauro's cause of death has not yet been made public by his family.

Josh's father, Greg Mauro has revealed that his son passed away last Thursday on April 23.

"With many tears and broken hearts, yet anchored in the unshakable certainty that our precious Josh Mauro is now healed and made new-living in the presence of the Lord-we humbly covet your prayers as our family walks through the devastating loss of our amazing son, brother, uncle, grandson and friend," Greg Mauro wrote on Facebook.

"On Thursday, April 23rd, Josh breathed ...