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Nick Schuyler Recounts His Survival Tale: 'I Still Ask, Why Me?'

Posted: Aug 16th 2009 11:50AM by Michael David Smith (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Media Watch

Six months after a boating accident took the lives of NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith and former South Florida player Will Bleakley, the lone survivor has spoken out on the harrowing ordeal of being stranded in the ocean and watching his friends die.

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Report: Schuyler Says Cooper, Smith Left Life Jackets, Drifted Out to Sea

Posted: Mar 3rd 2009 6:50PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Rumors, NFL

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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 the St. Petersburg Times.

Mystery Off Gulf Coast

Ray Sanchez, a cousin of missing fisherman Marquis Cooper, left, talks with an unidentified member of the U.S. Coast Guard at the Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

An unidentified member of missing fisherman Corey Smith's family sits in a car at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ray Sanchez, a cousin of missing fisherman Marquis Cooper, right, hugs an unidentified man at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Members of missing fisherman Corey Smith's family leaves the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier Monday clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Bruce Cooper, father of Marquis Cooper, talks on a cell phone at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Donald Nicholson, left, a friend of missing fisherman Marquis Cooper walks with an unidentified member of Corey Smith's family at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search for three missing fishermen will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Unidentified family and friends of three missing fishermen leave the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009 after being told the search will be called off at sunset. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Members of missing fisherman Corey Smith's family embrace after being told the the search for the three missing fishermen will be suspending at sunset after meeting with officials at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing early Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

U.S. Coast Guard Captain Timothy Close tells the media that the search for three missing fisherman will be suspending at sunset during a news conference at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, have not been seen since they left to go fishing Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued earlier clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ray Sanchez, cousin of missing fisherman Marquis Cooper arrives at the U.S. Coast Guard station in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday March 3, 2009. NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley have not been seen since they left to go fishing Saturday morning. A fourth man, Nick Schulyer, also formerly of the University of South Florida, was rescued Monday clinging to an overturned boat. The Coast Guard is searching a 3,000 square-mile area in the Gulf of Mexico for the missing boaters. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Search for Missing Players Suspended

Posted: Mar 3rd 2009 6:30PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: NFL

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The worst-case scenario in the search for three men lost while on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico has happened. The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for NFL players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith and former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley. Earlier, the Coast Guard had set a deadline of 6:30 ET for finding the boaters.

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Report Says Marquis Cooper, Missing Boater, 'May Be Alive'

Posted: Mar 2nd 2009 3:20PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Media Watch, NFL

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The "missing boaters" story, involving two NFL players, Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, as well as their friends, Nick Schuyler and Will Bleakley, has dominated all media reports this morning.

Earlier today, Schuyler (pictured right) was rescued after he was found clinging to the boat that the four men took out to the ocean. Now, Tampa Bay 10 News has reported that Cooper may be alive as well.

UPDATE: The report concerning the finding of Cooper has since been retracted. The search is still on for he, Bleakley, and Smith.

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Nick Schuyler Found Clinging To Lost Fishing Boat

Posted: Mar 2nd 2009 12:43PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Rumors

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UPDATE: Report Reveals Sad Details of Boating Tragedy

The boat carrying four passengers, including NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, which was reported missing from a fishing trip early Sunday morning, was found by the Coast Guard on Monday morning with a survivor, Nick Schuyler, clinging to it.

UPDATE (Mar. 3): The search for the remaining boaters has been suspended by the Coast Guard. This comes after Schuyler reportedly told investigators that Cooper and Smith had discarded their life jackets and floated out to sea.

Schuyler was described in serious but stable condition. He was found wearing a life vest 35 miles off the Clearwater coast and helicoptered to Tampa General Hospital.

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NFL Players Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith Among Those Missing at Sea

Posted: Mar 1st 2009 12:00PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, NFL Rumors

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The Coast Guard is currently searching for a missing fishing boat which holds "at least" two NFL players among a total of four passengers, according to a report. The Coast Guard identified the players as Raider linebacker Marquis Cooper (pictured left) and Lion defensive end Corey Smith (pictured right).

At around 1:30 AM ET on Sunday, the Coast Guard was informed by friends of the passengers that the boat hadn't returned from a fishing trip that left early Saturday morning. The boat is suspected to be about 50 miles off the Florida coast.

UPDATE: Nick Schuyler and Will Bleakley, two former football players for the University of South Florida, have been identified as the other two people on the boat.

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Detroit Lions: Well, They Have to Improve

Posted: Feb 20th 2009 5:30PM by Bruce Ciskie (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, NFC North

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Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

I'm going to do my best to avoid use of the phrase "Well, things can't get any worse," or anything like that. Really, I am. But it's worth pointing out that this is a true statement. Things are looking up for the Detroit Lions because they absolutely can't get any worse.

With two first-round picks and a ton of available cap space, a well-managed organization could make a significant dent in one year.

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John Lynch Won't Be Joining the Ex-Buc Exodus to Detroit

Posted: Jul 31st 2008 1:22PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, NFC North

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Rod Marinelli has accepted the torch from Bill Parcells and now can officially be referred to as Mr. "My Guy." Meaning, he likes players he knows and who he knows he can trust in the locker room and in his system. That's why you've seen so many ex-Bucs -- Jon Bradley, Chuck Darby, Brian Kelly, Kalvin Pearson, Corey Smith, Dwight Smith, and Dewayne White -- migrate north to join the coach in Detroit. It certainly wasn't for the city's majestic scenery.

So the natural question, when you see John Lynch -- who played the prime of a very good career with Marinelli watching from the sideline -- being freed from Denver, is whether he'll join that list.

Whether Lynch decides he wants to play again in the NFL or not, it seems as if he has a soft spot in his heart for Marinelli. Which isn't to say Lynch has interest in playing in Detroit. Which is good, because the Lions aren't interested in him.

Marinelli cites the team's depth at safety for staying away, which is sort of a valid excuse; the Lions actually do look good at that position. But if Lynch was still the even half of the Lynch that Marinelli used to watch everyday (or even half the Lynch of two years ago), the Lions would do whatever they could to find a way to get him on the field.

The truth is, Marinelli has turned away a couple of ex-Bucs (SEE: Rice, Simeon), so he's not sporting pewter blinders. At 36 and with an almost completely diminished skillset, Lynch simply has nothing of on-field value to offer the Lions.

DE James Hall, RB Brian Calhoun Placed On Injured Reserve List

Posted: Nov 10th 2006 11:49AM by Steve Butts (author feed)
Filed under: Lions, NFC North

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The Lions placed veteran DE James Hall and 2006 3rd round draft pick RB Brian Calhoun on the injured reserve list yesterday. The loss of Hall, who has been the team's most consistent pass rusher, is particularly damaging.

The Lions thin defensive line rotation, once considered the team's strongest personnel group, is becoming extremely patchwork in orientation. Earlier in the season, the Lions needed to place second year DE Bill Swancutt, whom the team had high hopes for due to his consistent, high level of effort, on injured reserve. DT Shaun Cody has recently missed several games since injuring his toe against Minnesota. With the additional loss of Hall, the Lions have to be increasingly disappointed in All-Pro DT Shaun Rogers for failing a league administered drug test.

The injuries to the Lions defensive front does provide opportunity to several players like DE's Kalimba Edwards and Jared DeVries and DT Cleveland Pinkney to establish their future worth to the organization. The Lions also added former San Francisco DE Corey Smith (after placing Hall on IR), who will now be given the opportunity to gain some playing time.

The Lions also added veteran return specialist and 3rd down back Aveion Cason, who has previously played with both the Rams (while coached by Mike Martz) and the Lions. Cason's versatility is valuable, but heaven forbid RB Kevin Jones sustain any significant injury. I hate to imagine a Lions backfield that would feature a combo of Aveion Cason and Arlen Harris. In regards to Calhoun, he never contributed much for the Lions this year. Considering his high draft selection, and the Lions need for quality depth throughout their roster, Calhoun's selection in the third round becomes increasingly dubious as the season marches on.