Deseret News | USC honors first African American athletes WIS Former Raiders tight end and five-time Pro Bowler Todd Christensen died from complications during liver transplant surgery. He was 57.More >>. With his penchant for poetry, Todd Christensen never fit the Raiders' renegade mold. But that didn't keep him ... Todd Christensen was an extraordinary athlete, intellectual, humorist and mentor Christensen left big impression on one ex-BYU teammate |