Ex-NFL player Junior Siavii dies at 43

Former NFL defensive tackle Junior Siavii died after being found unresponsive in a federal prison. He was 43.

The Kansas City Star reported he was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon at a hospital, where he was taken after being found in his cell at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan. He was awaiting trial on gun and drug trafficking charges.

His cause of death was not announced.

Siavii had been at the medium-