Former Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints player Jimmy Wilkerson dead at 43 Former NFL star Jimmy Wilkerson, who most notably played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints, has passed away at age 43.
Former NFL star Jimmy Wilkerson, who played for the Chiefs, has passed away at age 43.
Wilkerson last played in the NFL in 2011 for the Seahawks and got into college coaching in 2017.
In between his stints with Kansas City and New Orleans, Wilkerson spent two years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Wilkerson played in 119 career NFL games, with 21 starts and 14 sacks.
