Missing NFL Players: Nick Schuyler Found Clinging To Overturned Boat

One of the four boaters, Nick Schuyler, who went missing off the Florida coast Saturday has been found, reports the Coast Guard. But three others, including two NFL players, are still missing. Read more on the missing NFL players search below.

An overturned boat was located Monday afternoon with former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler clinging to it, according to Coast Guard Petty Official James Harless.

Coast Guard search crews located Nick Schuyler, but three of the four boaters, including NFL players Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, remain missing.

South Florida football player Nick Schuyler was found alive and clinging to the boat 38 miles west of Tampa Bay. Schuyler was rescued by the Coast Guard and was transported to Tampa General Hospital.

His father, Stuart Schuyler, told the newspaper he has received confirmation from the Coast Guard that his son is alive and talking.

Nick Schuyler was said to be alert and talking, and did say the other men were wearing lifejackets.

Cooper is a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. Smith, a Richmond native, is a defensive end who spent this past season with the Detroit Lions and now is a free agent. The other missing man has been identified in reports as Will Bleakley, another former University of South Florida player.

The four men reportedly left the Clearwater, Fla., area Saturday morning for a fishing trip on a 21-foot boat owned by Cooper. Smith and Cooper are former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates and reportedly had been on fishing trips together previously.

Search efforts reportedly began around 2 a.m. Sunday, about a half-hour after the men were reported missing. The efforts were hindered by high winds and choppy water conditions, according to reports.

The Coast Guard asked anyone with information on the boaters to contact its St. Petersburg, Florida, office at 727-824-7506

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