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1 missing boater rescued; 2 NFL players not found

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Coast Guard said a man who went missing during a fishing trip was found clinging to an overturned boat that belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper.

The Coast Guard said former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler was rescued today off the Florida coast. Authorities say Cooper, Detroit Lions free agent Corey Smith and former South Florida player William Bleakley remain missing.

Coast Guard Capt. Timothy M. Close said Schuyler told rescuers the 21-foot boat was anchored when it flipped Saturday evening in rough seas. Schuyler told rescuers the others got separated from the boat and that he had been clinging to it since.

Television footage shows Schuyler conscious but weak as he was being taken off a Coast Guard helicopter at Tampa General Hospital and placed on a stretcher.

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