Former NFL Player Vontae Davis Family Guide

Vernon Davis and Vontae Davis are among the rare sibling duos to both find success in the NFL.

Vernon, who is the older brother, was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2006. The tight end was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2015 and won Super Bowl 50 with the team before signing with the Washington Redskins one year later. Vernon retired in 2019 after also earning two Pro Bowl selections.

 

Vontae, who is five years younger, was drafted by the Miami Dolphins during the 2009 draft. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills before retiring from the NFL in 2018. (He made two Pro Bowls in his career ahead of his departure.)

“Watching my brother, @vernondavis85 being a father is like watching an artist perfect his masterpiece. His strength defines them, his love shapes them. An incredible father, and a phenomenal man. Salute to you, champ! #BestDadEver #familyfirst,” Vontae wrote via Instagram about Vernon, who shares three kids with Janel Horne, in June 2023

Less than a year later, news broke in April 2024 that Vontae died at age 35. WSVN reported at the time that police and the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office arrived at a residence in Southwest Ranches, Florida, where Vontae was found deceased and that no foul play was involved.

Keep scrolling for a guide to Vontae and Vernon’s family:

Vontae and Vernon Davis’ Mom
Former NFL Player Vontae Davis Family Guide:

Vernon was estranged from his mother, Jacqueline Davies, for most of his life because of her past drug addiction.

“Watching my mom on drugs walking up and down the street was totally embarrassing for me as a kid,” he told the Daily Mail in 2021. “As I got older, it lived in me and I had to learn how to channel those emotions because I had so much anger, pain and embarrassment inside of me.”

Vernon was able to reconcile with his mother shortly before her death from COVID. He recalled having to take his mom off life support after was left brain dead after suffering cardiac arrest from the illness.

“I watched my mother take her last breath. And it was the most painful thing that I have had to go through,” he added, noting that he got back in touch with his mother five years before her passing. “I did the best thing a son could ever do for his mom, is show up when she’s about to take her last breath. Other opportunities will come, you just have to be patient.”