17-Year-Old High School Football Player Died in His Sleep A senior football player at Rahway High School died in his sleep on Thursday morning, according to a statement posted to the team's Twitter account. "It is with great sadness, and a heavy heart, that we are sharing the unfortunate passing of Rahway Senior football player, Ali Muhamad," the Rahway Football team wrote. "Our hearts go out to the family during this tough time. You will forever be in our thoughts," the post concluded. https://t.co/LSSTSyheGA https://t.co/06PGtMh9Y3 Ali Muhammad, 17 years old, was found dead on Thursday morning by his father, Percy Lamont Brown, while he was trying to wake him up for school, according to NJ.com. There is still no information regarding his death.