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Bryan Sidney Pata was an American college football player who was a defensive lineman for the Miami Hurricanes. Pata was murdered after leaving a football practice during his fourth year at the school. While no resolution has been reached in the case, Pata's former Miami teammate, Rashaun Jones, was arrested for the murder in 2021.

Career
Pata played three seasons at North Miami High School before moving on to Miami Central High School. He was named to Super Preps All-America team, and rated as the nation's 26th-best defensive lineman by that magazine. He chose to attend the University of Miami after also considering Rutgers University, the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma. He majored in criminology. He appeared in 41 games during his college career, making 23 starts. ==Death==
Death
On November 7, 2006, Pata was shot and killed outside of his apartment complex in Kendall, Florida, after leaving team practice earlier that day. The Miami-Dade police ruled the shooting to be a homicide. No suspects were arrested until August 19, 2021, when former Miami football teammate Rashaun Jones was arrested and charged with the murder of Pata. Jones's long-delayed trial was scheduled to begin in October 2025. On March 2, 2026, Jones's trial ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. ==See also==
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