OT: NFL Player kills self

Maraksattack · Post #1 » by **Maraksattack** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:58 pm

Sad..

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/07/30/us/fl ... ?hpt=hp_t2
CNN) -- O.J. Murdock, who signed with the NFL's Tennessee Titans last year, killed himself Monday morning in front of the Tampa, Florida, high school where he was a track and football star, police said.
Murdock, 25, never played a game in the NFL because he had been sidelined with an injury since signing as an undrafted player a year ago.
"In his brief time here, a number of our players, coaches and staff had grown close to O.J., and this is a difficult time for them," the Titans said in a statement. "He spent the last year battling back from an Achilles injury as he prepared for this year's training camp."
Titans head coach Mike Munchak, in his daily briefing with reporters Saturday, was asked why Murdock, a wide receiver, had not yet reported to training camp.
"He had some personal things come up," Munchak said. "He called us, and we're hoping to see him tonight."
Murdock was placed on the "did not report" list over the weekend, but he was still on the roster, team spokesman Robbie Bohren told CNN on Monday.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends as they try to cope with this tragedy," the team statement said.
A Tampa police officer found Murdock "in his car in front of Middleton High School with an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound," at 8:30 a.m. Monday, a police statement said.
He died two hours later at Tampa General Hospital, police said.
Murdock was ranked among the top football players in Florida and the nation in 2005 when he was a senior at Middleton High School, according to his biography on the Titans website. He was also a star sprinter on his school's track team.
His college career started at the University of South Carolina, but he transferred to Fort Hays State after playing in just four games as a freshman and being redshirted. He then moved to Pearl River Community College, where he was a criminal justice major.

CoolKids · Post #2 » by **CoolKids** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:19 pm

damn

Christophersp10 · Post #3 » by **Christophersp10** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:20 pm

Sad to read but I could have sworn realgm had a football forum.

buzzershot18 · Post #4 » by **buzzershot18** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:24 pm

Christophersp10 wrote:Sad to read but I could have sworn realgm had a football forum.

because people actually go on that...

cavs4life03 · Post #5 » by **cavs4life03** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:38 pm

wooow!!!...i hope god has him in his glory

seren · Post #6 » by **seren** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:00 pm

Another football player suicide. How many suicides do we hear from basketball players, hockey players, or baseball players? Yet, still people claim football is OK for the head. I ain't letting my son to play football ever.

Stannis · Post #7 » by **Stannis** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:05 pm

Sad news, seems like every season a NFL player takes his own life.

Christophersp10 wrote:Sad to read but I could have sworn realgm had a football forum.

Seriously?

Post #8 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:09 pm

seren wrote:Another football player suicide. How many suicides do we hear from basketball players, hockey players, or baseball players? Yet, still people claim football is OK for the head. I ain't letting my son to play football ever.

while i agree with the sentiment about football being a very, very dangerous sport, i'm not sure we can chalk this one up to brain damage.

the man was outside of the high school at which he is a legend. he's been struggling to get on the field as an NFL player. i'm not saying he's had the worst life in the world, but i can only imagine how depressing it must be to get so close to your dream only to have it taken away due to injury. it's really sad to think about what he must have been going through to get to that point.

seren · Post #9 » by **seren** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:13 pm

Ron Mexico wrote:
seren wrote:Another football player suicide. How many suicides do we hear from basketball players, hockey players, or baseball players? Yet, still people claim football is OK for the head. I ain't letting my son to play football ever.

while i agree with the sentiment about football being a very, very dangerous sport, i'm not sure we can chalk this one up to brain damage.

the man was outside of the high school at which he is a legend. he's been struggling to get on the field as an NFL player. i'm not saying he's had the worst life in the world, but i can only imagine how depressing it must be to get so close to your dream only to have it taken away due to injury. it's really sad to think about what he must have been going through to get to that point.

Not everyone who is depressed is suicidal. Not everyone who is suicidal acts upon. I don't read many basketball players who couldn't make it at the level they want kill themselves.

Futureisnow · Post #10 » by **Futureisnow** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:46 pm

Wow. Prayers go out to his family.

AVolumeScorer · Post #11 » by **AVolumeScorer** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:17 pm

Wow the Titan's organization are just getting **** over and over again. Between arrests and now this..

Logical · Post #12 » by **Logical** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 10:52 pm

Ron Mexico wrote:
seren wrote:Another football player suicide. How many suicides do we hear from basketball players, hockey players, or baseball players? Yet, still people claim football is OK for the head. I ain't letting my son to play football ever.

while i agree with the sentiment about football being a very, very dangerous sport, i'm not sure we can chalk this one up to brain damage.

the man was outside of the high school at which he is a legend. he's been struggling to get on the field as an NFL player. i'm not saying he's had the worst life in the world, but i can only imagine how depressing it must be to get so close to your dream only to have it taken away due to injury. it's really sad to think about what he must have been going through to get to that point.

Probably this. It's not like he has over a decade of taking hits like Seau. Dude was only 25. Still a sad story though.

Pharmcat · Post #13 » by **Pharmcat** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:29 pm

Pharmcat · Post #14 » by **Pharmcat** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:30 pm

buzzershot18 wrote:
Christophersp10 wrote:Sad to read but I could have sworn realgm had a football forum.

because people actually go on that...

itd be nice if more people came on that way

im moving this to the nfl board

Post #15 » by **NoLayupRule** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:30 pm

damn, another one huh?

Roger Murdock · Post #16 » by **Roger Murdock** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:44 am

seren wrote:Another football player suicide. How many suicides do we hear from basketball players, hockey players, or baseball players? Yet, still people claim football is OK for the head. I ain't letting my son to play football ever.

A football roster has about as many players as a football, basketball, and hockey roster combined, and is a more high profile sport. Hockey players could be killing themselves left and right and nobody would know nationally.

Post #17 » by **jr lucosa** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:38 am

Heard this earlier today, very sad. rip.