<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Claridge, who was with CFL team, found unconsciousAssociatred Pressclick thisFormer Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Travis Claridge, who played for Hamilton of the Canadian Football League last year, died Tuesday after being found unconscious at his home in Las Vegas, according to the CFL team.Claridge, 27, died after being taken to a hospital, the team announced. The cause of death was not specified."Our thoughts and prayers are with his family," Tiger-Cats general manager Rob Katz said in a statement. "This is a sad day for the Tiger-Cats family."The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Claridge joined the Tiger-Cats in 2005, working his way from the practice squad to the starting lineup before a shoulder injury cut his season short.Claridge, a native of Detroit, started all 48 games he played for the University of Southern California at right guard and was voted the Pacific-10 Conference's top offensive lineman in 1999.He was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2000 NFL draft and immediately became a starter.Claridge started 27 games over the next two seasons but was limited to six starts in 2003 because of a knee injury. The Falcons didn't re-sign him after the 2003 season.He signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2004 as a free agent but was cut during training camp.</div> http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2349171
OMG!!! I wondered what happened to him, last time I saw him he was on the Jaguars I believe. I followed this kid back when he was in highschool, he was the top linemen prospect in the country and was from Canada of course. He played at USC and so much was expected out him......very sad R.I.P.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Hypnotic? @ Mar 2 2006, 08:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>OMG!!! I wondered what happened to him, last time I saw him he was on the Jaguars I believe. I followed this kid back when he was in highschool, he was the top linemen prospect in the country and was from Canada of course. He played at USC and so much was expected out him......very sad R.I.P. </div>Yeah.... R.I.P.
