James_Brooks21 Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2778713Updated: Feb. 24, 2007, 10:55 PM ETNash collapses and dies after charity basketball gameBy Len PasquarelliESPN.comDenver Broncos reserve tailback Damien Nash collapsed and died Saturday evening after an appearance in a charity basketball game in St. Louis. NashNash, a two-year NFL veteran, was 24. Agent David Canter confirmed his client's death, as did Denver team officials. Canter, who is attending the annual NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis, was first contacted by ESPN.com earlier in the evening, after ESPN.com received reports of Nash's death from people close to other players who had participated in the basketball game. While he was on the phone with ESPN.com, Canter, who was unaware of the incident, received a call from Denver officials confirming Nash's death. "It's true," said an obviously distraught Canter. "It's true. I don't know what more to say right now, OK?" Details of the incident were not yet available, and an official with the St. Louis police said an investigation was in its "very earliest" stages. The proceeds of the event were to benefit the Darris Nash Find A Heart Foundation, which raises money for heart transplant research. The foundation was created last month after Darris Nash, 25, the older brother of Damien Nash, received a heart transplant. A former University of Missouri standout, Nash entered the NFL as a fifth-round choice of the Tennessee Titans in 2005. He played three games with the Titans as a rookie, and then signed with Denver as a free agent last August. In his one season in Denver, he appeared in three games, rushing 18 times for 66 yards. Nash is the second Broncos' player to die since the end of the 2006 season. Two-year veteran cornerback Darrent Williams was shot to death in a limousine after leaving a Denver-area nightclub on Jan. 1. Tragic that this stuff is happening to them. Don't want to hear this stuff happening to any team no matter if you dislike them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Good freaking grief!R.I.P. Damien, and all the necessary condolences. Two Broncos have passed in two months. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarsonCity Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Wow. Just wow. I thought the Bengals had off the field problems, but this puts things into perspective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCinciBengal Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Wow. Just wow. I thought the Bengals had off the field problems, but this puts things into perspective.yeah i agree the Bengals have had a bad off season. But this is just really bad for the Broncos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whur CHad At? Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 Terrible tragedy. Two young wonderful people left way too soon."Only the Good Die Young"RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalszoneBilly Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Wow. That's unbelievably young to go out like that. My condolances to his family, the Denver Broncos organization, and their shell-shocked fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierCat Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Arena league player killed on field:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/foot...y.ap/index.htmlBroke his neck trying to tackle the ball carrier. Sound familiar?Poor kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiotter Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 He died after playing in a basketball game that was helping pay for his brothers open heart transplant!!! WOW.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripes Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Arena league player killed on field:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/foot...y.ap/index.htmlBroke his neck trying to tackle the ball carrier. Sound familiar?Poor kid.Isn't this the second AFL player killed on the field in the last three or four years? I seem to remember another guy dying while blocking for a kick return.Yeesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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