Marquis Cooper

The sole survivor of a February boating accident that killed two NFL players and a former college player said he's still haunted daily by "survivor's guilt" and wonders why he was the one who lived. "I still ask every day, 'Why me?'" Nick Schuyler, 24, said in an interview scheduled to air Tuesday night on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel." "The hardest time of day for me is at nighttime," he said. "I toss and turn, and your mind's weak. You get started thinking about everything, the same thing: 'Why me?' I don't know." Schuyler, a former University of South Florida football player, ... Read Full Story

Marquis Cooper's boat, right, is towed into the Bay Pines boat ramp Wednesday night, March 4, 2009 in St. Petersburg, Fla. A note to call the Clearwater police sits on the windshield of a pickup truck and boat trailer owned by NFL player Marquis Cooper parked at the Seminole St. boat ramp in Clearwater, Fla. Two NFL players might have taken off their life vests after their hopes of being rescued at sea faded as they clung to their capsized boat, according to Coast Guard records on the eventual rescue of a sole survivor. Nick Schuyler told the Coast Guard that one by one, ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / In the News / NFL Players Boat Capsized Because Of Improper Anchoring March 27, 2009 …According to The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the fishing boat carrying Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, NFL free agent Corey Smith and former University of South Florida players William Bleakley and Nick Schuyler, capsized last month because it was improperly anchored. In this Coast Guard photo, Nick Schuyler clings to the overturned boat. Nick Schuyer was the only survivor. The other three boaters are still missing as of February 28, 2009. Schuyler survived the boat accident, which happened 35 miles west of St. ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / In the News / Missing NFL Players Families-Halt Search For Missing Loved Ones March 6, 2009 The family of NFL player, Marquis Cooper that had vowed to continue the search for him and two other missing boaters, Corey Smith, William Bleakley, off the coast of Florida announced Friday that they are giving up. “Thursday at 5 p.m., we received new information on the events of last Saturday and decided to discontinue the search for Marquis,” Bruce Cooper, Marquis Cooper’s father, said in a written statement. “We want to thank everyone in Arizona, Tampa, and all over the United States for ... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / In the News / NFL Football Players Missing After Florida Fishing Trip (Update) March 3, 2009 Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper Update 03 Mar: Coast Guard suspends search for football players lost at sea. Coast Guard and other agencies are still searching for two NFL football players missing near Clearwater, and another college player. after they went missing this weekend during a fishing trip off the coast of Florida. One of the four men, former USF player Nick Schuyler, was found Monday and he has been helping with details about what happened and where the others might be located. Raiders ... Read Full Story