Oakland Raiders Blog » Marquis Cooper http://www.oakland-raider.com Raiders News, Rumors, and Updates Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:09:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Marquis Cooper, Raiders Linebacker, Remain Lost As Coast Guard Abandons Search http://www.oakland-raider.com/marquis-cooper-raiders-linebacker-remain-lost-as-coast-guard-abandons-search/ http://www.oakland-raider.com/marquis-cooper-raiders-linebacker-remain-lost-as-coast-guard-abandons-search/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:21:54 +0000 admin http://www.oakland-raider.com/?p=216 After continuing to search the Gulf of Mexico for Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith, and William Bleakley for five days, the Coast Guard announced Tuesday, March 3rd that the search will be abandoned. With a massive space to cover, the capsized boat already found, the Coast Guard had little intuition on where to locate the missing sailors.

With Marquis Cooper and the fate of others remain grim, Cooper’s family has vowed to continue to search for the missing players.

Earlier today, the Raiders front office released the following statement:

We continue to hold out hope that Marquis Cooper, Will Bleakley and Corey Smith will be located and rescued…However, with the Coast Guard’s decision to cease search and rescue efforts, we are faced with the reality that this mission may not turn out the way that we all desire.

Marquis Cooper is a NFL journeyman who played for eight NFL franchises in his five season career. Cooper played eight games at linebacker for the Raiders in 2008. Cooper was well liked around the clubhouse and his presence will be missed.

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