Book will recount tragedy that killed NFL players

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The sole survivor of a Florida boating accident that killed two NFL players and a former college football player is releasing a book about the tragedy. Nick Schuyler recounts the details of the February 2009 fishing trip on the Gulf of Mexico in a book titled “Not Without Hope.” It’s due out Tuesday.

Schuyler was one of four men on the 21-foot fishing boat that tipped over on the open Gulf. The cold, stormy waters claimed the lives of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former University of South Florida player William Bleakley. The boat was Cooper’s. Schuyler was rescued after 46 hours. The 25-year-old is also a former USF player.