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Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and two other men missing more than a day in choppy seas.

Smith, a defensive end for the Detroit Lions, and Cooper, an Oakland Raiders linebacker, were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass for a fishing trip Saturday morning and did not return as expected, the Coast Guard said Sunday. Crews used a helicopter and an 87-foot ship to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass, but poor weather made the search difficult. Officials did not receive a distress signal from the missing craft.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/3376/2-nfl-players-among-boaters-missing-off-fla.-coastRSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:52:57 GMTMon, 02 Mar 2009 02:35:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:35:04 GMT]]>I can't imagine taking a 21' boat 50 miles out in 14 foot waves to catch fish, something sounds beyond fishy to me. And I seriously doubt someone could cling to the boat all that time in 14 foot waves. 100 hours of boating time could be 10 - 20 nice fair weather trips. Plus, in the tampa bay area you have lots of other fishing available without venturing off shore.

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Zombo said:

Cooper, the boatโ€™s owner, had more than 100 hours of boating experience but no formal education, and had been drinking, according to the report.

They say that as if 100 hours is a substantial amount of experience, which it most definitely is not.

Someone with that little experience and no training had absolutely no business going 50 miles out in the Gulf in a puny 21' craft.

Just because you can afford the boat doesn't mean that you know what the hell you're doing.

Truly sad.

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@neweradawg said:

NOAA..............Great Lakes R/V Shenehon

Oil Feild vessels .......Gulf

I was conceived in the Navy, does that count? Corpus Christie if memory serves me. ๐Ÿ˜•

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/56120https://brownsboard.com/post/56120Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:15:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:08:20 GMT]]>NOAA..............Great Lakes R/V Shenehon

Oil Feild vessels .......Gulf

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/56119https://brownsboard.com/post/56119Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:08:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:19 GMT]]>Being an ex sailor I can tell you that hits home . Very tough to survive sometimes and recollect .

A prayer for him .

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/56116https://brownsboard.com/post/56116Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:56:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:35:43 GMT]]>A little side note that I heard was that the waves were estimated at 12-14 foot on Sat.

If you have ever boated you know that is some big rollers for a 21' boat.

It don't sound good.

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@mario said:

They reported on ESPN that the passenger they pulled out was wearing a life jacket, and had said they were all wearing them. Until I hear otherwise I'm going by that information.

Keep in mind that is what the guy said when they pulled him out of the water. He wasn't exactly in the "right mind" at the time he was found and said that. Dude was dehydrated as all get out when they found him. They have to question him again after he is awake again. I'll wait and see what he says then, when he is a little more of sound mind.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/48170https://brownsboard.com/post/48170Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:13:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:52:43 GMT]]>They reported on ESPN that the passenger they pulled out was wearing a life jacket, and had said they were all wearing them. Until I hear otherwise I'm going by that information.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/48159https://brownsboard.com/post/48159Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:48:04 GMT]]>Technically all they really know is that they had life jackets for everyone. Hopefully they were all actually wearing them and they are found.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/48156https://brownsboard.com/post/48156Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:48:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:46:29 GMT]]>They were all wearing life jackets from what I heard, so keep your fingers crossed.

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@solon16 said:

looks like your boy made it...does not look good for the other three....at all!

Still, it's very sad for the other three..my friend says it's not looking good (obviously)

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@solon16 said:

looks like your boy made it...does not look good for the other three....at all!

http://news-herald.com/articles/2009/03/02...7b624166581.txt

Not really my boy...a friend of a friend but still great news! I got a call about 2 hours ago from the friend, he nearly pooped himself...

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@titleist585 said:

One of the other guys was Nick Schuyler, a kid I went to Chardon High School with...let's all pray for good news...

looks like your boy made it...does not look good for the other three....at all!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/47990https://brownsboard.com/post/47990Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:24:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:11:32 GMT]]>ESPN reported it was Nick Schuyler who was clinging to the top of the overturned boat.

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"The Coast Guard has reportedly found an overturned boat with a "person clinging to it" off the Gulf of Mexico."

Doesn't look good.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/47950https://brownsboard.com/post/47950Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:04:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:49:33 GMT]]>They probably swamped it or they got hijacked and told to swim home from 11 miles out.

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@ballpeen said:

Not to make light of the situation by any means, but I am a little surprised 3-4 Browns weren't on that boat.

Seems like that stuff happens to us.

My thoughts exactly peen i was thinking we are lucky joe thomas wasnt there because he absolutely loves to fish..

Prayers and thoughts are with these fellows..

But hopefully they are alright but its not looking good...๐Ÿ™

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/47849https://brownsboard.com/post/47849Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:38:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:36:55 GMT]]>I hope and pray they are found and are okay.

They either didn't check the weather, or they figured they would come in before the storm hit.

and a maybe short in the wiring causesa small fire and the engine not to start and the radio not to work.

21' boat on the ocean? Not good.

Hey, I actually had that happen to me on my pontoon boat many years ago.

But I had an extinguisher, so my crew decided I was a brilliant hero.

Trouble is, I had pushed the boat over a stump to hold the boat while we went swimming... and the stump

pulled two low wires into the water and it shorted to ground, across the battery.

Yeah, I never told em. I'm a hero. Got a rep to protect.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/47848https://brownsboard.com/post/47848Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:36:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:43:33 GMT]]>Not to make light of the situation by any means, but I am a little surprised 3-4 Browns weren't on that boat.

Seems like that stuff happens to us.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/47837https://brownsboard.com/post/47837Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:43:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 2 NFL players among boaters missing off Fla. coast on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:57:22 GMT]]>My prayers go out to the familes of these men.

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@erie-dawg said:

More Here.

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Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper and two other men missing more than a day in choppy seas.

Smith, a defensive end for the Detroit Lions, and Cooper, an Oakland Raiders linebacker, were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass for a fishing trip Saturday morning and did not return as expected, the Coast Guard said Sunday. Crews used a helicopter and an 87-foot ship to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass, but poor weather made the search difficult. Officials did not receive a distress signal from the missing craft.

One of the other guys was Nick Schuyler, a kid I went to Chardon High School with...let's all pray for good news...

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