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Man, WTF?
RIP.
Another one of the players from my favorite team, the Denver Broncos, died today.
Third string running back Damian Nash, who was coming into his own late in the year collapsed and died at a charity basketball game.
What an offseason already for Denver. I don't know if any team has gone through this in such a short of time span.
RIP Nash as Broncos Nation continues to mourn.
Nash collapses and dies after charity basketball game
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
Denver Broncos reserve tailback Damien Nash collapsed and died Saturday evening after an appearance in a charity basketball game in St. Louis.
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.
A former University of Missouri standout, Nash entered the NFL as a fifth-round choice of the Tennessee ans in 2005. He played three games with the ans 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.
Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.
Man, WTF?
RIP.
; RIP
It's not on NFL.com yet ; those idiots
damn! he showed some signs in limited action over the years. same age as me. damn!
Unbelievable. His older brother recently had a transplant and he died after playing in a charity basketball game to benefit heart transplant research. RIP.
This is incredible. But I mean that in a totally mournful way. RIP to Damien Nash. I never recalled him on the field but man a death is serious no matter who it is. I can only guess at how the Broncoes are feeling right now. THis is just a terrible tragedy. First Darrent, then LT's father, now DAmien. Its just too much i tell you. The Broncoes thought they were only going to look for a replacement for Williams. Now they have three holes in the backfield to fill, after they trade Jake plummer and Tatum Bell to Houston and lose Nash. Just horrible.
Nash was coming into his own and by all accounts, was praised by the coaching staff and
his teammates as someone whose heart was much bigger than his talents - he busted his butt to get into the Broncos running back rotation, which he did at the latter part of the season.
And he was in contention for more playing time this coming season.
But that is just on the field, off the field, this is shocking. The team is still in mourning over D-Will's death and now THIS. My heart just sinks and I'm just a fan. It's got to be hard on the team and staff.
But most of all, for his family. RIP D Nash........
I don't know if any team will be MORE on a mission to get to the Super Bowl than this team, coping with two fallen teammates.
RIP and BRONCOS nation continues to mourn.......
L.t's father and now this just goes to show tommorow aint promised you gotta make the most of your opportunities tomorrow aint promised R.I.P Damian Nash
terrible news, particularly because of his youth...as an aside, did they ever find the shooters in the darrent williams case? i haven't been following anything nfl related for awhile
its tough to see the broncos lose another player to death. now there gonna have to add another number on their helmets
how does a 24 year old's heart explode for no real reason, this is the most random ed up thing that could possibly happen to a person
Sadly, no one has been arrested and the case is moving along - SLOWLY.
Sad.
Terrible to hear, this must real tough on some of the Broncos players too.
Wow, NFL deaths have been occuring alot.... horrible. R.I.P.
Rip
~rip~
in weird as .
RIP
what a weird weekend...LT's dad died on Friday, now Nash on Saturday, and a kid from my school died today in a car accident. My friend was in the passenger seat, and suprisingly they were sober when it happened because they're normally drugged up.
I remember Nash when he was at Missouri. He was a good player and he had been doin good in limited playing time for the Broncos. RIP.
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