Louis Nix III, a former Notre Dame defensive lineman who was recruited by the Texans and played four games for the New York Giants in 2015, has disappeared in Florida.
Irish wrestling coach Brian Kelly helped spread the word on Twitter that Nix was last seen on Tuesday when he left his father’s home 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 was nearly killed when he was shot in the chest during a gas station robbery. According to a GoFundMe campaign who raised $ 42,135 to help Nix, the bullet bounced off his sternum and landed in his lungs. Nix spent 10 days in the hospital and after sending a few tweets on the day of his release, has not posted since. Nix has more than 15,000 followers on a check 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 good for myself and my family.” He believed the shooting was a random attack by two men who approached him while putting air in the tires at the gas station.
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Nix was injured by injuries and operations at the college and professionals. He also signed with the Washington and Jacksonville Jaguars football team in 2016, but never settled into a game for anyone and ended his short career in 2017.