The Patriots said Thursday that Costict died in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday. No cause of death was given.

Costict spent his entire NFL career with the Patriots from 1977-79, primarily as a special teams player.

Drafted in the 11th round in 1977, he started four games and made 50 1/2 tackles in 1978. The next season, he had 50 tackles and one interception in a backup role.

Costict played four years at Mississippi State. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry as a fullback as a freshman, then was switched to defense as a sophomore and had a school-record 467 career tackles.