Shane Bacon at FANHOUSE cites a report from something called the INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES that indicates U. of Houston wide receiver Patrick Edwards may sue for damages after his horrific injury last night.
Edwards suffered a compound fracture of his left lower leg after running into an equipment cart behind an end zone during the Houston-Marshall game.
No lawsuit had been spelled out in initial reporting on the story. So the report from the Times is the first indication that Edwards could be interested in legal action.
From the IBT:
The cart had been left a few yards past the out-of-bounds line. It is not clear why the cart was there in the first place, but is however stirring speculation that Edwards and his family may file a lawsuit.
Well, that’s not exactly a rock-solid indicator that there will be a lawsuit, but we more than likely don’t need an non-bylined, unknown media outlet to tell us that Edwards is going to be taking some legal action.
It is interesting to note that Edwards blamed the presiding, on-field officials for not moving the equipment cart. Instead of fingering the Marshall band. You wonder if that was calculated with litigation in mind. I wouldn’t want to be that officiating crew right about now. Not to mention C-USA officials and of course, the folks running Marshall.
We also don’t yet know how badly Edwards is injured. The worse it is, and the less chance for a full recovery, the higher likelihood that a lawsuit will be served.
7:21 pm on October 29th, 2008
Hope Patrick's legal fees don't cost him an arm & a leg.
7:26 pm on October 29th, 2008
Instead of fingering the Marshall band.
"This one time, at Marshall band camp…"
7:27 pm on October 29th, 2008
I repeat, I hope this doesn't get turned into another Matthew McConaghey movie.
7:40 pm on October 29th, 2008
He should sue the shirt off of Marshall. Pants won't do him any good at the moment.
7:42 pm on October 29th, 2008
I actually had this game on last night, but walked away before this play happened. Pretty gruesome highlights.
8:03 pm on October 29th, 2008
When the subpoena is handed to the Marshall University president, someone better shout, "You got served!"
8:12 pm on October 29th, 2008
If this happened to an Oklahoma player, OU president David Boren would have wanted the game forfeited, Marshall University to be shut down, and be awarded $150 million in damages and emotional stress.
8:24 pm on October 29th, 2008
Does this mean Marshall football ticket prices will be going up?
8:26 pm on October 29th, 2008
They're going to have to start putting warning labels on the playing surface - "Watch your step when running out of bounds or out of the end zone".
8:30 pm on October 29th, 2008
Patrick was probably listening to this on his iPod during his ambulance ride back to Houston:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfO9JUNXN7U
8:49 pm on October 29th, 2008
I don't think Patrick's case has a leg to stand on.
8:51 pm on October 29th, 2008
Shane Bacon? Hope he wasn't being a pig about it. Does he have the pork chops to cover something like this?
8:53 pm on October 29th, 2008
Wasn't Dr. Lou Holtz calling the game? Couldn't he have provided any help?
9:02 pm on October 29th, 2008
He should also sue his QB for overthrowing him.
9:04 pm on October 29th, 2008
Shin-splits don't work that way.
9:51 pm on October 29th, 2008
This wouldn't have happened in the CFL, since the end zones are 20 yards deep.
10:00 pm on October 29th, 2008
PHILLIES WIN!!!! WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
10:05 pm on October 29th, 2008
Good for you. Now where's my damn "Simpsons" rerun?
10:06 pm on October 29th, 2008
Congrats to the Phillies. Neither rain nor sleet nor endless delays were to keep Charlie Manuel's crew from tasting total victory.