Penn player found dead in home; cause unknown

Published Apr. 26, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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University of Pennsylvania officials say one of the football team's captains has been found dead in his off-campus residence.

University spokeswoman Lori Doyle says Wharton junior Owen Thomas was found dead at 2 p.m. Monday. She says the cause of death has not been determined but ``no foul play is suspected.''

Thomas, of Allentown, Pa., was voted one of Quakers' captains earlier this month. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound defensive end was a second-team All-Ivy player in 2009, recording 29 tackles and finishing second in the league with six sacks.

Thomas' older brother, Matt, also played for Penn and graduated in 2002.