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Former Chargers OL Max Tuerk dies at 26

On Sunday afternoon, the incredibly sad news broke that former USC and Chargers center Max Tuerk passed away, the university announced. Tuerk was just 26 years old. Not much news has been made public about the incident other than he was hiking with his finally before collapsing suddenly.

Tuerk was a former Freshman All-American and First-Team All-Pac 12 performer for the Trojans. He missed a chunk of his senior season at USC but still managed to get selected by the Chargers with their third-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.