Lucas , a 26-year-old offensive and defensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers and a former member of the N.F.L. 's Carolina Panthers , died Sunday from an apparent spinal-cord injury sustained while trying to make a tackle on a kickoff against the New York Dragons at the Staples Center in Los Angeles .
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