NFL Player Collier Shot
What is it about NFL players that seems to attract nothing but trouble? At about 2:45 local time this morning, offensive tackle Richard Collier of the Jacksonville Jaguars was “critically wounded” after being shot while waiting for two women outside an apartment.
Details of the shooting are still sketchy, but apparently Collier and a former Jaguars teammate met these women at a nightclub and were waiting for them to come back out from their apartment when a gunman sprayed bullets at Collier’s Escalade. Collier was hit several times, but so far reports have not specified where he was hit. All of the reports, however, say that his injuries are critical.
Collier’s passenger was unhurt.
Collier underwent surgery at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, and remains in stable but critical condition according to a Jaguars press release. The medical center has declined to provide further updates about Collier’s health, which could be the result of a request from family members.
Because of the lack of details, the online community is left speculating about what might have happened. Some people think Collier was set up to be robbed by the two women after they found out he was an NFL player or whatever, while others think this was just a random event.
To me, it doesn’t seem all that random, especially since an early report indicated that the shooting occurred in an upper middle-class neighborhood. It’s not like Collier was hanging out in a shady or dangerous area of town where things like this happen all the time.
At any rate, I hope Collier pulls through this one. I can’t believe the number of NFL players who get into trouble off the field. It definitely seems to be a higher proportion than in other sports. Maybe it’s because the actual NFL season is shorter than other sports, giving the players more free time to mess around.