`'Jacksonville Jaguars Lineman 'Richard Collier' Gives FIRST Interview,' Since Being SHOT

by **J The Kidd** Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:27 pm

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier spoke to
the Orlando Sentinel in his first interview since being shot 14 times
on Sept. 2. In a brief but telling conversation with Tania Ganguli,
Collier talks about the fateful night, and finding out he was paralyzed
from his sister.

Even though the Jaguars are in the midst of a disappointing season
they can hang their hats on the fact that Collier is alive. According
to Richard, his teammates come to visit often, head coach Jack Del Rio
has brought him Popeye’s Chicken, and Jags owner Wayne Weaver stopped
by.

Collier has been hospitalized since the shooting and relives the night that changed his life forever everyday.

“I remember everything,” Collier said Monday afternoon in his first
interview since he sustained 14 gunshot wounds following a night out on
the town with Pettway on Sept. 2. “I just remember the whole incident.
It plays back in my mind all the time. Try to come up with these
scenarios, if I did this, if I did that.”

“It used to be hard for me to watch the Jags,” Collier said. “I
remember sitting here in the hospital and just crying. Being around
those guys, you have a bond with them. Without it you’re like man, it’s
gone.”

“I’m just ready for a change of scenery,” Collier said. “Just ready to
go out and enjoy life. I’ve been in the hospital stuck with needles all
the time. … I’m just ready to get back to a normal life.”

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