Louis Nix III, a former Notre Dame defensive lineman who was called up by the Texans and played four games for the New York Giants in 2015, is missing in Florida.
Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly helped out on Twitter that Nix was last seen on Tuesday, leaving his father’s house in Jacksonville. Anyone with information about Nix’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Jacksonville sheriff’s office.
Just two and a half months ago, Nix nearly died when he was shot in the chest during a robbery at a gas station. According to a GoFundMe campaign Raising $ 42,135 to help Nix, the bullet bounced off his sternum and stayed in his lung. Nix spent 10 days in the hospital and after sending a few tweets on the day of his release, has not posted since then. Nix has more than 15,000 followers on one verified Instagram account, but that account is locked.
After the shooting Nix told WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, “I just want to live a better life, be better as a person, and just hope for the best for myself and my family.” He believed the shooting was a random attack by the two men who accosted him while he put air in his tires at the gas station.
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Nix was plagued with injuries and operations in his college and pro stints. He also signed with the Washington Football Team and Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016, but never got into a game for either, ending his short career in 2017.