Coast Guard Finds One Survivor; NFL Players Still Missing

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NFL players Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper and another man, William Bleakley, remain missing, while the Coast Guard announced it had recovered former University of South Florida football player Nick Schulyer clinging to an overturned boat off Florida's Gulf Coast. The four men were reported missing early Sunday morning.

Marquis Cooper is an Oakland Raiders linebacker; Corey Smith is a Detroit Lions free-agent defensive end. Bleakley, in addition to Schuyler (pictured, rescued, via WFLA) is a former University of South Florida players.

As of Monday morning, the Coast Guard had searched 16,000 square miles off Florida's Gulf Coast. While there were apparently life jackets on board, after all this time, hypothermia is a real danger.

Corey Smith, 29, is 6-foot-2, 250 pounds and had 30 tackles, including three sacks, and an interception in 12 games last season for the winless Lions.

Marquis Cooper, 26, is 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, and has spent five seasons with five different teams. According to reports the boat is Cooper's.

Interestingly, the boat in question, according to Coast Guard Capt. Tim Close, is billed as "unsinkable."

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Posted March 2nd, 2009 by Michael Santo

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