Coast Guard searching for missing boat with NFL players

[addictedtofreshkicks]

R.I.P

 

[rightguard]

if they have life jackets on i think they are okay

 

[went248whee227]

^^Life jackets do nothing against hypothermia

 

[an dee 51o]

RIP

 

[23mcpizzle23]

Originally Posted by an dee 51o

RIP

yep

 

[assistantsupervisor81]

damn this is sad. rip

 

[gunna get it]

Originally Posted by Rightguard

if they have life jackets on i think they are okay

they arent stranded in some calm lake.
they are in the gulf of Mexico.
Cold waters. rough waters. 20 ft waves.Baracudas.Sharks. etc....

 

[tmoney85]

thats crazy stuff man... probably froze/eaten by sharks .... i am still in shock with all this. good thing i dont follow the nfl that tightly to actually havefollowed these players careers.. it would have hit me 10 times harder.

 

[rpappy6]

I hate to say it, but they aren't going to find those guys.

 

[T0INE]

 

[80jerryrice80]

yo all u FLA nt'ers this type of thing isn't common is it???

 

[trillipinotrapstar]

So sad.

 

[shuges]

Sad story.

R.I.P.

Even if they had found the bodies, it would have been good for closure for the families.

 

[dyzzle]

 

[drock2010]

For some reason this story pisses me off

Feel sorry for them dudes and their families

 

[goldmember]

RIP

such a sad story

 

[xcellziscrack]

i have never seen open water whats the hype about????


my condolences go to these player's families i couldnt imagine what they are going through

and like dude said if they would of find their bodies at least it would of brough closure now they have to wonder what happen

 

[mben32]

is anyone else trying to imagine or grasp what it had to have been like being stranded in the gulf of mexico in the middle of night?

Thinking about it just makes the story that much worse

 

[d0nt w0rry about it]

source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2...h-left-life-jackets-dri/

[h2]Schuyler: 'Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith Left Life Jackets, Drifted Out to Sea'[/h2]
Posted Mar 3rd 2009 5:50 PM by Shane Bacon (RSS feed)
Filed Under: NFL Rumors, NFL

Just minutes after the U.S. Coast Guard announced it would be suspending the search for three missing men -- including NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith -- in the Gulf of Mexico, the lone survivor, Nick Schuyler has allegedly told investigators a bizarre story about what occurred.

According to Schuyler, the man found clinging to the fishing boat on Monday, Cooper and Smith, gave up hope.

"We were told that Nick said the two NFL players took their life jackets off and drifted out to sea," said Bob Bleakley, whose son Will, 25, is also still missing.

Nick said that two to four hours after the boat tipped over in rough waters, one of the two NFL players decided he'd had enough. A few hours later, the second one did the same thing. If that isn't enough, Schuyler said that Will Bleakley, who stayed hanging on the capsized boat with Nick, told him he saw a light in the distance and decided to try and swim for it.

"I think he was delusional to think he could swim someplace," Will's father said.

While this is the first thing Nick has been quoted as saying happened, one family member of the missing players isn't exactly sure how "together" he must be after such a traumatic experience.

Ray Sanchez, Cooper's cousin, said the Coast Guard told him the same thing, but cautioned against taking Schuyler's story as gospel at this point.

"We're not 100 percent sure where his head was at," Sanchez said. "He'd been through a lot."

The search ends at 6:30 PM ET on Tuesday.

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[cquan05]

Originally Posted by TrillipinoTrapstar

So sad.

 

[mr jordan04]

damn

 

[sinser13]

Originally Posted by MBen32

is anyone else trying to imagine or grasp what it had to have been like being stranded in the gulf of mexico in the middle of night?

Thinking about it just makes the story that much worse

That's so scary, RIP to the three guys.

 

[la213espg]

Originally Posted by Goldmember

RIP

such a sad story

 

[ballinboykz]

RIP if they have passed.

Prayers are with them and their families.

Such a sad story.

 

[rpappy6]

I just hope they managed to make it to some unheard of island. I wouldn't want to be floating around for days and days.