Coast Guard Capt. "The waves were just so much. The four friends had been missing since Saturday when their boat capsized during a fishing trip. They also sent them text messages, stating that, "the CG is looking for you request you to contact us immediately." Michael Gerard Utley (born December 20, 1965) is a former American football player. The boy's dad said he was a great son who had a big heart, according to WSVN. Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Air. Around 5:30 p.m., the report said the group ran into trouble: Their anchor was stuck. 39 . STARKVILLE, Miss. He was 20 years old. ", Lions running back Kevin Smith called Corey Smith "a good, quiet guy, who always put in an honest day's work.". The report concluded the following:[11], The conclusions were accompanied by additional details from the Schuyler interviews. Schuyler told the Coast Guard that one of the men "freaked out" and took off his life vest and disappeared that night. Nick claimed last year on Oprah that he did not have a choice about writing the book. > File (and stick to) a float plan that can help rescuers find your location faster. Always taking the black perspective, no matter what. No one is going to buy a book that tells a boring story. Continue Reading Show full articles without . A few hours later, a second boater started throwing punches, took off his vest, and dove into the ocean, never to be seen again. Gladney played for Minnesota Vikings for two years before joining Arizona Cardinals in March this year. That man said his life jacket was too tight and he took it off, Schuyler told the Coast Guard. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M: 5 football players were killed in a head-on highway crash (1966). everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but to me this dad just sounds like he cant quite come to grips with the fact that his NFL son didnt have the desire to live as much as this schyler kid. "Mom, you're not going to go to. "I dont think he was thinking as well as you and I today," Dr. Mark Rumbak, the attending physician for the rescued boater, told reporters outside Tampa General Hospital. An explanation of what, exactly, the dad is disputing and why he feels it is wrong would have been far more helpful than merely dismissing it outright as a fathers grief. Could his lack of math skill lead to his failure to understand his anchor situation and what would happen? He, too, took his life vest off, 24-year-old Schuyler told the families. My heart aches for Mr. Cooper, but this is pointless. It's a phenomenon known as the Stockdale Paradox, named after Admiral James Stockdale, the highest ranking American prisoner of war in Vietnam. "We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson," the club said in a. How quickly can you bounce back after you've been knocked down? Maybe Coopers dad is wrong about calling the whole book a crook of bull but dont think for one second that Schuylers book isnt a vast exaggeration of the truth. In survival situations, experts say, people decline at differing rates. "I'm sure that I'll speak of Will like he's still with us for a long time," Robert Bleakley said later of his son. Demaryius Thomas, who played 10 seasons in the NFL, has died. The film is being described as the extraordinary and inspiring true story of courage, strength, and friendship., At the end of the day he enjoys just hanging and our sort of Tampa Bay lifestyle, Bedee said. The sole survivor - Schuyler - says that a few hours after capsizing, one of the boaters "freaked out," removed his life vest, and let the waves sweep him away. Three others -- including Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper and Detroit Lions free agent Corey Smith -- are missing and presumed dead. All Cooper did here was sell more copies of a book most people didnt realize was even published. By clicking Sign Up, I confirmthat I have read and agreeto the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. I do feel like the people of the area will relate and appreciate someone from the area.. After being released by Seattle ahead of the 2007 season, Cooper rejoined the Steelers and had two stints with the team that season with a run with the Jacksonville Jaguars sandwiched in between. He is entitled to do so as a father and a parent. After Cooper, 26, and Corey Smith, 29, were carried away, Bleakley and Schuyler hung on until morning but then Bleakley decided to swim to get help when he thought he saw a distant light, the paper said. Im not sure what to believe with this story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=codVkUOS30M. 22 . Chris Nowinski of the Boston University . Writing a book about the story, and exaggerating or lying about the events is a pitiful attempt to profit from his friends deaths. It adds controversy to a terrible situation. But the waves were powerful, and after Cooper and Smith were separated from the boat, the college teammates tried to hang on. Marshall: 37 members died in an airplane crash (1970). i dont believe the guy who was there. Coast Guard teams spotted no signs of the men except for a cooler and a life jacket 16 miles southeast of the boat. This Cooper fella has no identity other than through his son. Jeez.Oprahpublishers..proceeds.blah blah blah, a father lost a son, he has every right to question it until he is in the place where he should have been before his son, i swear this site brings out the worst in people.. Its been TWO years. The Clark County coroner said Tuesday that a cause and manner of Keeler's death was pending. Bibb County school district officials say Joshua Ivory, a student at . Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Barton on Sea. How did one man -- not a pro football player -- survive this ordeal while the other three perished? If Schuyler isnt giving each family as much as the profits as he is making then I think the other parents have every right to speak out against him. He became a free agent in the 2008 offseason. Former University of Central Florida student and football player Jake Hescock died Tuesday. Robert Grays, who played for Midwestern State University . I didnt read the guys book, but from what I saw on the tv special; his story seemed credible. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. But two to four hours after the boat capsized, one of the NFL players removed his life jacket and let himself be swept out to sea, the St. Petersburg Times reported. [9] Cooper, Smith, and Bleakley are presumed dead. I believe he is BLAMING the survivor. An updated autopsy revealed that former Grand Valley State QB Cullen Finnerty had CTE, the brain disease that has been found in a number of ex-football players. Sadly, the damage was just too much," Jason Christman wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday. schuylers condition was probly brought under control pretty quickly. to attack his version of the events seems like a last act of desperation to hold onto his son. He was 20 years old. Bedee expects Teller will bring something special to the story that gripped so many across Tampa Bay more than a decade ago. Cooper was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (79th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. Talk about survivors guilt. Three University of Virginia football players who were shot on a bus as they returned from a field trip each died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Office of the Chief Medical . You can't pick out the best survivors just by looking at their biceps. iamtalkingsolistenandlearn says: May 22, 2011 1:15 PM. And the majority of those dolts will be DEmo lovers. Sounds like a guy in the water to me How great a boater was Cooper? Some of you people are seriously troubled in the head. Schuyler has also said that Bleakley helped him survive by talking to him and encouraging him during their last night together. Marquis Cooper was taken in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft with the 79th overall pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and remained with the team for two seasons, recording 27 tackles in 26 games with the team, mostly playing special teams, which he did throughout his career. And shame on folks at this site to dismiss this kids father beliefs as simply a father grieving.. On March 1, 2009, Cooper and three other men went missing after their boat capsized in rough seas near Clearwater, Florida. A study, however, says it's highly . maybe the father is wrong, and maybe it is just grief. more ghost-chasing. Theyre having trouble out there," Gary Morse told FOXNews.com. We've had trouble communicating with them that far offshore.". 24. . I told everybody, I call him my hero. He is a 2005 graduate of Lecanto High School in Citrus County, often citing his former drama teacher, Beth Bedee, for his love of acting. Really? i mean come on why wouldnt he make some stuff up to make him look like hes awesome? The fact that hes trying to make $ off the tragedy at this point speaks to his overall credibility. Cooper had also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders. On the day after Chuck Hughes died, a Detroit-area pathologist, Taisja Tworek, performed an autopsy on the player. Tate Myre, a standout player for the Wildcats football team at . The Steelers waived him on December 5. Cooper was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on December 12. He graduated with a degree in sociology and was a member of the Pac-10 All-Conference team in 2003. A Pakistani hockey player named Shahida Raza was among the victims who died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Italy. 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But as the night wore on, their will to survive appears to have weakened and the effects of hypothermia were likely setting in. OMAHA, Neb. Hater, what really is insensitive is your clockwork racial angle on all the stories you comment on. But was it really a miracle. Schuyler is the guy in the grass knoll! Biology obviously plays a critical role. Twitter A college football player in Virginia has died after suddenly collapsing during practice on Sunday. Officials have said they found three life jackets: one on Schuyler, another near the boat and a third underneath. But when the boat didnt return, the Coast Guard began searching for it the following day. Four men set off from Florida's Gulf Coast on a weekend fishing trip. Fear can paralyze and quickly wreck even the toughest men and women, while others somehow manage to control it. "I think he is aware of what happened to his friends," Rumbak said. They left Clearwater Pass that morning to head out to sea and were expected to return later that night. Why? Hes absolutely right, no way it went down like that. If I was talking to the father, Id say that I completely understand where he is coming from; but he needs to remember that hes speaking out against his sons friend. "I shouldn't be here," Robert Konrad, 38, who played for the Miami Dolphins from 1999 to 2004, told reporters today when describing his approximately 16 hours in the water. A hobby? You obviously have no sense of grief or loss . Also Wednesday, Florida Fish and Wildlife crews went out to retrieve the overturned boat and bring it back to shore but they were running into snags, according to a spokesman. His body has never been found. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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