Former NFL tight end Richard Caster died at the age of 75 after a long illness.
According to Dennis Waszak Jr. of the Associated Press, family representative Kenny Zore confirmed Caster died in his sleep at his home on Long Island on Friday morning. J.T. Keith of the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reported that Caster was battling Parkinson's Disease.
A second-round pick in the 1970 NFL draft out of Jackson State, Caster spent the first eight seasons of his 13-year career with the New York Jets. He also played for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and won Super Bowl XVII with Washington in his final season in 1982.