On March 1, 2009, the U.S. Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot
fishing boat was missing in the Gulf Coast near Clearwater, Florida.
Among the four passengers, were Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions and
Marquis Cooper of the Oakland Raiders, and two other men. The four
men left Clearwater Pass on February 28, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. and were
expected back later that night. The Coast Guard began searching for
the missing boat shortly after midnight on March 1, 2009. As of 12:00
a.m. local time on March 2, 2009 the fishing vessel had not been
located.

Corey Smith Career
Stats

Corey Smith (b. November 9, 1979
-age 29 in 2009)

Football Career

College:

North Carolina State
Wolfpack

Undrafted out of college in
2002

Professional Teams:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002-2004)

San Francisco 49ers (2004-2005)

Detroit Lions (2006-present)

 

Sources:

Detroit
Lions biography

Coast
Guard searching for NFL players’ missing boat