[EmpireWF]

Latest reports say authorities have recovered the body of Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill.

He went missing earlier in the weekend when he was jet skying with a female. Something happened and they fell off. The woman was able to cling to something and wait until someone found her and pulled her out of the water. The reports say it's believed Hill was unable to hang on and was pulled by the current.

Tragic news.

[simple simon]

the Patriots need to honor him either during the pre-season or regular season ....... and if the NFL doesnt like it then to hell with the NFL

[MJHMarc]

Sad news for the NE Patriots and Hill family.

[EmpireWF]

Originally Posted by simple simon

the Patriots need to honor him either during the pre-season or regular season ....... and if the NFL doesnt like it then to hell with the NFL

Of course they will, perhaps with a patch on their jersey or something of the sort.

[Daddy_Duck]

What a tragic story.


RIP

[ThePundit]

What makes it worse is it seems like it could have been avoided. He was jetskiing WITHOUT a life vest.

How many times do you hear athletes getting killed because they weren't wearing seat belts? Same type of thing.

What a waste.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

What makes it worse is it seems like it could have been avoided. He was jetskiing WITHOUT a life vest.

How many times do you hear athletes getting killed because they weren't wearing seat belts? Same type of thing.

What a waste.

like Ben without his helmet

but he did help save that woman and i expect to see nice tributes from LSU and the Patriots

[vincesanity82]

Loss Of Hill Creates A Big Void

Although late Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill wasn't a household name in NFL circles, he made a significant impact in his three NFL seasons.

A member of the LSU national championship team, Hill entered the league as a second-round draft pick. But in a system that uses only three down linemen, and with a trio of down linemen named Richard Seymour, Vince Wilfork, and Ty Warren, a lot of guys currently starting in other NFL cities would have been on the sidelines for much of the time, too.

But Hill still had a great perspective, as evidenced by quotes contained in Tuesday's Boston Herald. "I don't worry about what other people say, because they can't play football," Hill said during the 2006 season. "You can't get down on yourself too early in your career if you’re behind some good guys. Obviously you want to play, but everything happens for a reason, so you have to sit back and wait, and when your time comes, take advantage of it."

Hill also is being remembered today as a hero. After the jet ski on which he and a female friend were riding Sunday night in Lake Pontchartrain overturned, Hill helped her to a buoy and told her to stay calm, before drifting away in another direction.

An off-duty law enforcement officer heard the woman's screams for help, and he nearly rescued Hill.

Hill is remembered as a player who helped the team in many ways other than between the lines on game days. "He worked hard and he was a funny guy," defensive lineman Jarvis Green told the Boston Globe. "It's like Coach always says: 'Even if you're not on the field, you can still do a lot to help the team.' He was out there pushing guys in practice."

"He also liked to have fun and enjoy things. He always would say, 'Life is short.' He could find anything, anywhere, and talk about it and make everybody laugh. . . . He wouldn't sit here and be miserable. He was a guy who always smiled."

Said his uncle, Aaron Hill: "I'd never seen him as happy as I saw him [Sunday]."

Hill also found ways to help the community. In October 2005, he led a group of Patriots players to his hometown of New Orleans, where they helped an M.S. patient who had survived Hurricane Katrina by building a ramp to her home, repairing her fence, and cleaning up her yard.

Hill is survived by a two-year-old son and a fiancee, Inell Benn.

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[Lefty Noob]

I'll admit I knew very little about Hill coming into the past few days, but it sounds like he was a great man who died doing a heroic feat -- saving another person's life. With all of the great things I've read about him in this thread, and heard about him on TV, I firmly believe that he lived his life the way all of us should.

[Haynr8dr]

Sad event and thoughts out to the Hill family.

I would only add to always remember to respect the water. The ocean claims humans all the time around here, even our streams and water-pools too.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Haynr8dr

I would only add to always remember to respect the water. The ocean claims humans all the time around here, even our streams and water-pools too.

i also hope that is something everyone takes away from this and maybe his family and/or his past teams will do something to promote water safety in his honor