October 24, 2016

Saint Will and the Man Who Shot Him: This spring, a former Saint and Super Bowl champion, Will Smith, was shot and killed by another player, named Cardell Hayes. Their fatal collision highlights the fine line between triumph and tragedy in football and life in the Crescent City.

posted by Ufez Jones to football at 01:54 PM - 2 comments

That is one hell of a story. So much wrong with the events that led up to the shooting, not the least of which is that New Orleans is a city in which people feel the need not only to arm themselves, but to make carrying a handgun in to every potential confrontation the default setting. I don't know if every word of Hayes' story is true, but t really doesn't matter now. The bottom line is that 4 kids are now growing up without fathers as a consequence.

posted by tahoemoj at 05:12 PM on October 24, 2016

Damn... well worth reading through to the end. Especially that last paragraph.

posted by FLsportsman at 06:46 PM on October 24, 2016

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