This post is simply a current event that has happened over the past weekend. The Nation Football League has had a tremendous accident that has happened. Here is a recent article.
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- "The Coast Guard said Tuesday it is suspending at sundown the search for two NFL players and another man whose boat capsized off Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Coast Guard said it doesn't believe any of the three men -- Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free agent lineman Corey Smith and former University of South Florida player William Bleakley -- is on the surface of the water.
Cooper
Smith
Crews had narrowed their search for the three after finding a survivor Monday. Former South Florida player Nick Schuyler was found clutching to the boat's hull.
The 24-year-old Schuyler told the Coast Guard that the boat was anchored when it capsized Saturday in high seas. He said the four men put on life vests after the boat capsized. They stayed together for some time, yet it remains unclear when and how they got separated.
Schuyler was dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia when he was found. But his condition improved to fair at a hospital Tuesday.
The four men left Clearwater Pass early Saturday in calm weather, but heavy winds picked up through the day and the seas got heavy, with waves of 7 feet and higher, peaking at 15 feet on Sunday. A relative alerted the Coast Guard early Sunday after the men did not return as expected. The Coast Guard said it did not receive a distress signal.
The men were aboard an Everglades-manufactured boat, which is built with compressed foam encased in Fiberglas, making it difficult to sink. The weather had improved Tuesday, with waves subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Barron said.
Searchers had previously covered 16,000 square miles of ocean but the area being searched was much smaller since they found Schuyler, Capt. Timothy Close said.
However, Bob Zales, president of National Association of Charter Boat Operators, said waves that high can capsize a boat the size of Cooper's.
"A boat that size, personally, I wouldn't get out any farther than 20 or 30 miles offshore," Zales said. "But I see people all the time 40, 50 miles offshore."
Smith had 30 tackles, including three sacks, and an interception in 12 games last season for the Detroit Lions. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and was a standout at North Carolina State.
Cooper, 26, played college ball at Washington, and has spent five seasons with five different teams, appearing in 26 games with the Buccaneers in 2004 and 2005. He's played sparingly since.
The Raiders and Lions said in separate statements that the teams hope the men will be rescued and that their thoughts and prayers go out to their families."
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- "The Coast Guard said Tuesday it is suspending at sundown the search for two NFL players and another man whose boat capsized off Florida's Gulf Coast.
The Coast Guard said it doesn't believe any of the three men -- Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free agent lineman Corey Smith and former University of South Florida player William Bleakley -- is on the surface of the water.
Cooper
Smith
Crews had narrowed their search for the three after finding a survivor Monday. Former South Florida player Nick Schuyler was found clutching to the boat's hull.
The 24-year-old Schuyler told the Coast Guard that the boat was anchored when it capsized Saturday in high seas. He said the four men put on life vests after the boat capsized. They stayed together for some time, yet it remains unclear when and how they got separated.
Schuyler was dehydrated and suffering from hypothermia when he was found. But his condition improved to fair at a hospital Tuesday.
The four men left Clearwater Pass early Saturday in calm weather, but heavy winds picked up through the day and the seas got heavy, with waves of 7 feet and higher, peaking at 15 feet on Sunday. A relative alerted the Coast Guard early Sunday after the men did not return as expected. The Coast Guard said it did not receive a distress signal.
The men were aboard an Everglades-manufactured boat, which is built with compressed foam encased in Fiberglas, making it difficult to sink. The weather had improved Tuesday, with waves subsiding to 6 to 8 feet, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Barron said.
Searchers had previously covered 16,000 square miles of ocean but the area being searched was much smaller since they found Schuyler, Capt. Timothy Close said.
However, Bob Zales, president of National Association of Charter Boat Operators, said waves that high can capsize a boat the size of Cooper's.
"A boat that size, personally, I wouldn't get out any farther than 20 or 30 miles offshore," Zales said. "But I see people all the time 40, 50 miles offshore."
Smith had 30 tackles, including three sacks, and an interception in 12 games last season for the Detroit Lions. He also played for the San Francisco 49ers and was a standout at North Carolina State.
Cooper, 26, played college ball at Washington, and has spent five seasons with five different teams, appearing in 26 games with the Buccaneers in 2004 and 2005. He's played sparingly since.
The Raiders and Lions said in separate statements that the teams hope the men will be rescued and that their thoughts and prayers go out to their families."
This is a sad story indeed and one can only hope that they find the missing persons involved. If you feel so inclined, keep up on the news in the next couple of days.
