Vontae Davis’ brother Vernon posts an emotional tribute to the former NFL star almost three weeks after his mysterious death: ‘The perfect image for the most amazing soul’

Vernon Davis has posted an emotional tribute to his late brother Vontae, nearly three weeks after the former NFL star’s shocking death.

Vontae’s body was discovered on April 1 when a housekeeper arrived for work and saw the former cornerback lying motionless on the floor of his gym at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida.

Detectives launched an ongoing investigation into the 35-year-old’s unexplained death, but their initial findings did not indicate foul play.

There was no evidence of a forced entry and nothing was disturbed at the $4 million mansion in the posh South Florida enclave where Gisele Bundchen, Dwayne Johnson and fellow football star Tyreek Hill have homes.

Vernon posted a photo of his brother on Instagram Thursday evening with the song “Missing You” as the soundtrack.

Vernon told DailyMail.com: ‘Vontae has never really shown any history of drug use or anything like that’

He captioned the post: ‘The perfect image for the most amazing soul! Absent from the body, but present with the Lord. I love your brother!’

The two brothers both enjoyed successful NFL careers, with Vontae suiting up for the Dolphins, Colts and Bills and Vernon winning Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos.

Former first-round pick Vontae played 10 seasons but shocked the sport in 2018 by removing himself from a game at halftime and declaring he was “done.”

Explaining his abrupt retirement, he told reporters that his body had been worn down by multiple injuries and surgeries, adding, “The reality hit me fast and hard: I shouldn’t be there anymore.”

Vontae also revealed that he was concerned about the risks of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a devastating brain injury caused by repeated blows to the head.

His ex-wife Megan Harpe suggested in a text message to DailyMail.com earlier this month that he suffered from the condition.

“Yes, he had CTE… there’s definitely a story behind it,” she said without elaborating.

Davis, 35, died at home in Southwest Ranches and was found slumped on the floor of his gym

Reported symptoms of CTE include memory loss, depression, paranoia and suicidal ideation. A recent study identified the disease in more than 300 deceased NFL players, including Patriots killer Aaron Hernandez.

Speaking about his brother’s mysterious death earlier this month, Vernon told DailyMail.com: “I couldn’t have asked for a better little brother.”

The 40-year-old said in an exclusive interview that his brother appeared to have collapsed or slipped moments after stepping out of a sauna.

“This thing definitely took me by surprise. I just don’t know what to think,” Vernon said almost wordlessly as he paid a heartbreaking tribute to Vontae.

He added: “I’m relying on the detectives to find out, but at this point we don’t have any answers. They are going to run tests and say they will contact us.

“It could take a month, a month and a half, before we know anything.”

Davis played for the Miami Dolphins, Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills during his NFL career

“The difference between us was four years, but I remember waking him up to train when he was young and I was in high school. I let him do this because I wanted him to succeed even more than I did,” Vernon said of his brother

Vernon said his brother was diagnosed with ADHD while growing up, but appeared to be in good health and never mentioned a brain injury.

‘Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. “We don’t really have an answer to that because there’s no way to look inside our brains while we’re alive,” he said.

“Vontae has never really shown any history of drug use or anything like that.

‘Two weeks ago I was at his house and he had the massage therapist there. He had a stretching therapist, a chiropractor, you name it.”

Vontae had spent much of the past year embroiled in legal troubles, including a divorce and a $1 million lawsuit stemming from a horrific DUI crash in February 2023 in which he smashed his Tesla into a stopped truck and then passed by the fell asleep away.

However, the former athlete had also embarked on a series of new projects, including a luxury chauffeur company and a TV documentary that charted how he and Vernon overcame their poverty-stricken childhoods to become gridiron heroes.