49ers' Herrion collapses, dies after game

[YankeeDoodle]

You never want to see this happen.

 

49ers' Herrion collapses, dies after game

 

DENVER (AP) - San Francisco offensive lineman Thomas Herrion collapsed in the locker room and died Sunday morning, shortly after the 49ers played the Denver Broncos in a preseason game.

 

He was 23.

Herrion, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound guard, was on the field for San Francisco's 14-play, 91-yard drive that ended with a touchdown with 2 seconds left.

 

Players had finished listening to coach Mike Nolan address them in a postgame meeting when Herrion collapsed. Medics administered CPR on him and took him to an ambulance that rushed him to a nearby hospital.

 

About three hours later, 49ers spokesman Aaron Salkin confirmed that Herrion had died. The cause of death was not immediately known.

 

Herrion, a first-year player with the 49ers, played college ball at Utah State University and spent part of last season on the San Francisco and Dallas practice squads and also played this season with the Hamburg Sea Dogs of NFL Europe.

Niners Lineman Thomas Herrion Dies

 

"This is a colossal tragedy for the 49ers and the entire NFL community," Salkin said. "We still do not know all the details. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Herrion family."

[yankeessuck013]

wow, a very sad story, so unfortunate

[Sox fan in Tex]

Such a horrible thing. You hate seeing something like this happen. Prayers go out to his family and friends during this tough time.

[Soxfan1]

Horrible. Has espn news got this yet?

[YankeeDoodle]

It was on "SC" this morning, so I would think so. And when I checked ESPN.com, it's on the right sidebar on the homepage. Still don't know much, as far as the cause of death yet. Sad, since he and Smith both came out of the state of Utah for college, not to mention he was on the O-line.

[soxie thefangirl]

That's such a sad thing to happen.

[yankeessuck013]

On SportsCenter, they just said his family had a history of heart problems so that might be the cause of his death.

[schillingouttheks]

I was also listenin to the other lineman, and just like them, I thought he just collapsed with a cramp. That was before, of course, I found out he had died, I only heard he collapsed. But yeah, it's a scary thing for linemen in general and myself, because it could happen to any big guy that plays on the field. But yeah, you get a body cramp or two after every game but shake it off, obviously, this was nothing of the sort Prayers go out to his family.

[yankeessuck013]

ESPN just said that Herrion died of Heart Disease

 

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http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2153421