03.02.09 THOSE 2 NFL PLAYERS MIGHT BE DEAD – UPDATED
UPDATE: Y! News is reporting one survivor has been rescued; both Cooper and Smith remain missing.
A 21-foot fishing boat carrying Corey Smith, a Detroit Lions free-agent defensive end, and Marquis Cooper, an Oakland Raiders linebacker, among others, was lost at sea on Saturday.
The boat was reported missing Sunday, one day after it left Clearwater Pass and did not return as expected Saturday evening as the weather became increasingly rough, with heavy winds and high seas.
Coast Guard Capt. Timothy M. Close said there was no communication with the men even before the weather started to pick up and no SOS call was received.
“That’s not to say they didn’t send one out,” he said. “We didn’t receive anything.”
The boat also had two players form the University of South Florida, who may or may not have been named “Gilligan” and/or “Skipper.” Reports indicate that there was bad weather and shit and that they probably should have returned to shore like everyone else did. Which is really a waste, because if ESPN’s Tom Mees taught us anything, it’s that you don’t need an expensive boat and good friends nearby to drown.
[Y! News]
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THOSE 2 NFL PLAYERS MIGHT BE DEAD – UPDATED
Tom Mees jokes deserve a slow clap!
I liked the movie with a bearded Mark Wahlberg better.
@Matt:
“Hey Mermaid, what’s up? Say hi to your mother for me.”
A Lion and a Raider? They’ve been drowning for years. They should be fine out there.
So Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper, and Marquise Hill walk into a bar……..
It’s 1st and 10,000 leagues under the sea.
Sex Cannon @ 11:18
I laughed so hard I farted.
Looks like Corey Smith is now 0-17.
It’s 1st and 10,000 leagues under the sea.
+1
“Clearwater Pass”. God has a horrible sense of humour…..
Bison Dele says, “Arrrrgh.”
Thanks for the props, fellas. My 30th birthday today. My adolescent humor survives!
Why couldn’t they have hired Jenn Sterger as onboard “entertainment?”
Well, that’s what happens when u don’t wear a life preserver.
21 footer in blue water? Dipshits.
Big weekend for trades in the NFL. The Pats deal Cassel to KC and God trades Cooper and Smith to Death.
It’s a shame they weren’t Dolphins….I’ll let myself out.
First, this site and comments really aren’t that funny when the jokes sorta cross the line…but this is disgusting. Top to bottom this is very sick.
I think I’m done with Uproxx.
It’s not a full day here at With Leather unless someone gets offended.
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