The football world was dealt a tough blow on Sunday when the Baltimore Ravens announced that offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris had passed away.
D’Alessandris had been in the hospital for the past two weeks with what was described as “an acute illness” that arose from a complication from a surgery he underwent early in the summer.
Tributes began pouring in from folks all across the league, including Robert Griffin III. The former Ravens quarterback, who spent three seasons on the team alongside D’Alessandris, shared an emotional post on X, formerly Twitter, paying his respects to the deceased coach…