Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper were among four boaters missing Sunday off Florida’s Gulf Coast, the Coast Guard and Smith’s agent said.

Smith and Cooper were on a 21-foot vessel that left Clearwater Pass on Saturday morning for a fishing trip and did not return as expected, the Coast Guard said Sunday. Crews used a helicopter and a 47-foot motor-life boat to search a 750-square mile area west of Clearwater Pass on Sunday.

Praying that all are found safe and sound

I hope everything is gonna be okay

getting beat up on the field prolly sucks

but I bet drowning suck even worse

statistics say that fishing is the most dangerous sport in the world. More people die fishing than all the big 3 sports combined on any level.

they haven't found em yet

I would volunteer to help search if I had a boat. I live right by Clearwater.

Maybe pirates got em. They actually DO have thugs that patrol the waters, lookin for rich folks to rob.

Update:




CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP)—The Coast Guard says a man who went missing during a fishing trip has been found clinging to an overturned boat that belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper.

The Coast Guard says former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler was rescued Monday off the Florida coast. Authorities say Cooper, Detroit Lions free agent Corey Smith and former South Florida player, William Bleakley, remain missing.

Coast Guard Capt. Timothy M. Close says Schuyler told rescuers that the 21-foot boat was anchored when it flipped Saturday evening in rough seas. Schuyler told rescuers the others got separated from the boat and that he had been clinging to it since.

Television footage shows Schuyler conscious but weak as he was being taken off a Coast Guard helicopter at Tampa General Hospital and placed on a stretcher.

Not lookin good. It's been over 72 hours, and still no word of finding the other three.

The Coast Guard just gave up the search. Close friends and family are seeking volunteers to continue the search. Experienced boaters only.

you are right my friend, just saw this satistic on tv a few weeks back...more people die fishing then any other sport on the planet....I was shock to say the least.....I guess I'll stick to sky diving lol