Sad Day for the Vikings, NFL

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In case you missed it, Minnesote Viking OL Korey Stringer died this morning from heat stroke caused by yesterday's morning's practice session. His body temp was at 108 after the practice and he experience organ failure throughout his body. Finally his heart gave out, too.

I don't know why I am as upset over this as I am, but it is really sad. College kids drop all the time, it seems, and it does not bother me the way this does. Maybe it is because Korey had made it to the pro level and was living a dream we all have dreamt. Thoughts and prayers to the Stringer family, the Viking organization, and the NFL community at large.

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While sad, I betcha this gets tied back to creatine or some other type substance. Wait and see.

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Wonder if his widow will go after the team for pushing him at the practice?

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Originally posted by Bere NY I
Wonder if his widow will go after the team for pushing him at the practice?

She may? Hell, I probably would - esp. if his insurance was not enough to live on. The NFL has deep pockets.

With the NCAA kid also passing away now, I think you will see a crack down on how practices are run.

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Originally posted by Bere NY I
Wonder if his widow will go after the team for pushing him at the practice? I don't think a jury could find the Vikings at any fault. Two-a-days have been going on forever and no one has dropped. There are plenty of fluid stations available. At some point, a player has to speak up and say he can't go any more. If Stringer had heat stroke, he would have been the first to know. No way are the Vikings culpable.

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Reportedly, his teammates "rode" him the day before and the day of his death - - even though he had tossed his cookies several times the day he died. These days, I bet someone caught some of that on video tape.

If a jury could let OJ go, they could give his wife a few bucks. Right doesn't always win.

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From Bob Nightengale in usa today bbweekly:
Korey Stringer's passing more than just football's loss

The game of baseball lost one of its biggest fans when Korey Stringer, the All-Pro Minnesota Vikings tackle, died last week on the practice field.

Stringer, who was born and raised in Warren, Ohio, was a huge baseball fan who rooted for the Cleveland Indians. He would walk over to my house and we'd watch games together on the satellite dish, or there'd be nights he'd fall asleep on his couch downstairs watching the late games from the West Coast.

"I should have been a baseball player," Stringer would often say, particularly after seeing the latest megacontract. "I loved that game. Really, it was my favorite sport. It's just that with my size (6-4, 340 pounds), I guess God wanted me to play football."

Stringer was like Tony Gwynn or Luis Gonzalez, one of the most genuine and compassionate people I've ever met. The game of football and baseball will not only miss Stringer, but so will the game of life.

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Originally posted by Bere NY I
Wonder if his widow will go after the team for pushing him at the practice?

You called it.

Saturday, August 18
Stringer's agent hires wrongful-death lawyers
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS -- The agent who represented Minnesota Vikings tackle Korey Stringer said he has hired two lawyers who specialize in wrongful-death cases to help with the investigation.

Cincinnati-based agent James Gould said Thursday that he has hired Minneapolis attorneys Richard and Steve Hunegs to help him obtain copies of Stringer's death certificate, autopsy reports and any reports by the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry.

"All we know is that this was a preventable death, and we want to know why it happened," Gould told the St. Paul Pioneer Press Thursday.

Gould said he hired the lawyers to help him work through Minnesota law regarding workers' compensation and help get information the family needs to understand what happened, not to represent the family in a lawsuit.

Stringer died Aug. 1 from heatstroke after the second day of the Vikings training camp in Mankato.

Stringer's widow, Kelci, said Thursday that she hasn't ruled out taking legal action against the NFL or the team.

The Vikings have hired attorney Jim O'Neal to represent the club in the investigation. O'Neal said he will be present during interviews with Vikings personnel to make sure investigators get the cooperation they need.

"We believe we're running a (training) camp that's a good one and maybe an exemplary one, but we want to make sure we're right when we say that," O'Neal told the Pioneer Press.