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Suicide affects Eagles' family
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:08 pm
by REDEEMEDSKIN
First the bad news about McNabb's knee, and now some really bad news about a former Eagle:
Former Eagles DB Andre Waters, 44, commits suicide
TAMPA, Fla. -- Andre Waters, a defensive back who spent most of his 12 seasons in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday. He was 44.
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:13 pm
by Jake
Wow that is a shame. Not many people liked playing against him because of his "Dirty" tactics but this is a sad way to go.
Not a good past couple of days for the Eagles organization.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:49 pm
by CPallDAY08
I met Andre "Dirty" Waters a year ago at the old timers flag football game. He came off as a real nice guy. Its sad to hear about anyone die especially that of a suicide.
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:31 pm
by JansenFan
It's a shame he is dead, but man, I hated that guy when he played for the Eagles.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 5:57 am
by SkinsChic
That's terrible. I remember hating him too when he played...but he's a human being and this is really sad.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 6:27 am
by redskindave
Wow, Thats bad news, 44 years old too, lots of life ahead of him, Its a shame, RIP Andre
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:05 am
by cleg
I hated the guy too but you hate to see someone go like this. By the way, he is the third guy from the Buddy Ryan teams to die young - Jerome Brown, Reggie White and now Andre Waters.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:15 am
by REDEEMEDSKIN
SkinsChic wrote:...but he's a human being and this is really sad.
Well, technically, he
WAS a human being.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:55 pm
by forskins
For all the greif that the Eagles Fans gave TO during his "issue" finding remorse for them is pretty hard to do about all of this. That organization can burn in hades for all I care.
For the Waters family though, I hope they can find peace in all of this and look past the multitude of poorly placed jokes that can be mentioned due to the timing of this, being right after the iggles were thrown into oblivion.
Philly isn't a happy place to be these days, I'm sure.
Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:57 pm
by cleg
forskins wrote:For all the greif that the Eagles Fans gave TO during his "issue" finding remorse for them is pretty hard to do about all of this. That organization can burn in hades for all I care.
For the Waters family though, I hope they can find peace in all of this and look past the multitude of poorly placed jokes that can be mentioned due to the timing of this, being right after the iggles were thrown into oblivion.
Philly isn't a happy place to be these days, I'm sure.
To be clear, the Eagles Nation as a whole was very concerned about T.O. when everyone thought he tried to kill himself. After it came out that he was not, then it was no holds barred.