Broncos RB Nash dies

From Denver Post:

Damien Nash, a backup running back for the Denver Broncos, collapsed and died after a charity basketball game in St. Louis, his agent, David Canter, said Saturday night. <cm-bd>¶
Nash was 24.

 

Jeebus.

R.I.P.

 

Talk about a franchise with some miserable luck this offseason. RIP.

 

Wow. Given the way the Broncos use running backs, he could have been their next 1,000-yard rusher. Shame.

 

He was a big-name recruit at Missouri and had a helluva burst. He was exciting to watch. But he and Pinkel didn't get along, so he didn't become the college star he could have been. R.I.P.

 

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/mizzou/story/1085B8D7055B87698625728D001162C4?OpenDocument

 

Wow:

Earlier in the afternoon, sources said Nash competed in a charity basketball game at Riverview Gardens High and collapsed afterward.

The event was held to benefit The Darris Nash Find A Heart Foundation, which raises money for heart transplant research. Darris Nash, 25, is the older brother of Damien Nash. The foundation was created last month, after Darris Nash received a heart transplant.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2778713

 

Oh holy fuck.

I wonder if how much extra attention they paid to Damien's heart given the problem his twin brother had. You'd think it'd indicate a risk factor, at least.

That's assuming a heart problem is what killed Damien, which is usually a strong possibility when someone collapses out of nowhere.

 

Yeah, we get the point, we're reading espn.com. We typed the name into the address bar, you bunch of fucking vultures. Eat me.

 

It's a terrible tragedy made even sadder -- not because it involves an athlete but because of when and where it happened.

 

Pinkel had Brad Smith, so he never developed a game plan that would let Nash show his true talent. Nash did it in bursts, but it was never sustained.