Category: News Tags: associated press bucs coast guard corey smith del duca draft pick eight games foot boat foot center free agent marquis cooper nfl players playoff contention ryan nece schuyler search area six games smith cooper smith victor sports agent tampa bay buccaneer tampa bay bucs three seasons whi white caps | Posted by dalleekim 1071 days ago
Corey Smith, and Victor “Marquis” Cooper who both played for the Tampa BUCS and 2 others are have disappeared as Coast Guards searched for them ....

The two former Tampa Bay Buccaneer players and two other people who left Clearwater Pass about 6:30 a.m. Saturday in a 21-foot, center-console boat and are believed missing.

The Coast Guard identified three of the missing boaters as Victor “Marquis” Cooper, Nick Schuyler and Corey Smith. Cooper and Smith played for the Bucs.

Sports agent Ron Del Duca confirmed to the Associated Press Sunday that Smith and Cooper - both clients of Del Duca - were among those reported missing.
The Coast Guard was alerted about 1:30 a.m. today when the boat did not return as expected. The search started about 2 a.m., centered about 50 miles from Clearwater Pass. The search area covers about 750 square miles.
The search involves a 47-foot boat, a helicopter, airplane and cutter, the Coast Guard said. Searchers are encountering winds of about 45 mph and waves ranging from 6 to 10 feet high with white caps. Cooper, 26, is a former University of Washington standout and was a third round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2004. Cooper (6 foot 3 inches, 213 pounds) appeared in 26 games for Tampa Bay between 2004 and 2005 and finished with 27 tackles. He bounced around from Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Seattle in 2006 and played for Jacksonville and the Steelers in 2007.
Last season, Cooper appeared in eight games for Oakland and made one tackle in the Raiders’ season upset victory against Tampa Bay, knocking the Bucs out of playoff contention.

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