The Times They Are A Changing

Richard Collier, third year defensive tackle for the Jaguars, sustained a life threatening gun-shot to the face this morning. He was waiting, approximately at 2:45 am, in a vehicle outside of a female friend’s apartment building when someone approached him and a male friend, Petway, and began shooting at them. Collier was hit by several bullets while Petway remained uninjured. The location was west of downtown Jacksonville and near the St. Johns River.

Collier, age 26, was listed in critical condition, but there was no information on the location of all the bullet hits. There is no explanation, currently, for the reason on the attack. Collier will remain at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center until further notice.

Collier is the third NFL player to be shot within the last 18 months. He follows Sean Taylor, Washington Redskins, who got caught in a burglary of his home in Miami. Darrent Williams was hit and killed after leaving a New York party at a Denver club.