Another sad example of a professional football player, who instead of delivering a pancake block on some imposing defensive end, he's learning how to carry on without a team behind him... and two working legs.Offensive tackle Richard Collier, who was unfortunately shot in his car in early September, was upgraded from critical condition to stable status after suffering 14 gunshot wounds... yes, 14. Even 50 Cent only brags about being shot nine times.
Unfortunately for the 26-year old Collier, he had to have his left leg amputated due to wounds and blood clots. So, now he must learn to carry on in a wheelchair.
The worst part of this incident in my opinion is that the lack of details as to WHY he was sitting in a car outside an apartment building for a "lady", while his former teammate, Kenneth Pettway, was sitting in the passenger seat. Pettway suffered NO gunshot wounds during the attack.
So, to avoid blackeyes and scarring of the player's union, as well as the bazillion-dollar league, no one besides those two gentlemen will know the true details of why they were in that situation that night. People will support him in his future ventures and hope that he has a speedy recovery because that's what your supposed to do for someone who suffered such a physical loss, turning a blind eye to the poor decision he made.
And worse, no one wants to know because the idea of a Jacksonville Jaguars jersey with 14 holes in it doesn't really sell too many at the mall.
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