According to multiple reports, Wells was diagnosed with leukemia in 2023 and received a bone marrow transplant last spring.

Dean Wells, a nine-year NFL veteran and Kentucky legend, died this week at 54 following a two-year battle with cancer.

Ex-NFL linebacker Dean Wells has died at age 54 following a two-year fight with cancer. The Carolina Panthers, his team for ...

Carolina Panthers’ former linebacker Dean Wells has died after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 54. Wells, who played in ...

Former Seattle Seahawks standout linebacker Dean Wells has passed away at the age of 54 after a battle with cancer.

Former Panthers linebacker Dean Wells died Thursday morning, following a two-year battle with cancer, the team announced ...

Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Dean Wells died at 54 after a two-year cancer battle. He played for the Seahawks and ...

As reported by the Carolina Panthers on Friday afternoon, former linebacker Dean Wells has died following a two-year battle ...

Dean Wells, a former linebacker for the Seahawks who led the 1996 team in tackles, reportedly died Thursday after battling ...

Dean Wells, a former NFL linebacker who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers, has died after a two-year ...

SEATTLE – Dean Wells, a former linebacker for the Seahawks who led the 1996 team in tackles, died Thursday after battling cancer for two years, the Carolina Panthers confirmed. He was 54.