Derek Wolfe's mountain lion hunting: Authorities give verdict on former Broncos star slaying wild animal

Former NFL defensive tackle Derek Wolfe was thought to be making headlines for the wrong reasons after his mountain lion hunting trip. Well now, things have been cleared up.

In a report per TMZsports.com, Colarado authorities told them that Wolfe's killing of the mountain lion was, in fact, legal. Whew.

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Per the report, it was stated that the 32-year-old followed all the necessary rules and guidelines that come with hunting the animal. According to Colorado Wildlife and Parks, everything that Wolfe did was above board.

He had a hunting license, and when he killed the animal, which he described as a menace to people, he reported it properly. Tick and tick.

However, that doesn't matter to the thousands of people who are condemning what the former defensive tackle did. Many animal rights activists are not happy with what the 32-year-old did, despite Wolfe saying, per the TMZ report:

"I feel like I am doing my part by taking care of some of these Toms. It is not easy. That thing can kill anybody."

Despite the former NFL star being told that the mountain lion was attacking the community dogs and hiding under a lady's porch, people are still unhappy with what the 10-year NFL vet did.

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Wolfe enjoyed long, productive NFL career

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Drafted in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, the defensive tackle played all 16 games of his rookie year, totaling six sacks.

He followed that up with four sacks from 11 games in 2013. The following year was a down year for the tackle, playing all 16 games, but registering just 1.5 sacks.

His crowning achievement came in 2015, and with the help of Peyton Manning, when he won the Super Bowl. Wolfe played 12 regular-season games and three playoff games en-route to his first and only championship.

He finished his career with 34 sacks from 122 games. He played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos and one with the Baltimore Ravens before retiring after the 2020 season.