Chiefs' Player Jevon Belcher involved in murder-suicide, shoots self at Arrowhead

[MoreLemonPledge]

No details yet. Just came across on the news.

edit: Sources say the player is Jovan Belcher. Police have yet to confirm.

An unnamed Kansas City Chiefs player has committed suicide at the team facility and authorities are on the scene, the police confirmed to ESPN on Saturday morning.

Local reports say police are operating with the belief the player fatally shot his girlfriend at a house before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself at around 8 a.m local time. The Associated Press reported the player's age to be 25.

"We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning," the Chiefs said in a statement. "We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."

There were no other injuries at the team facility, police said.

The Chiefs (1-10) were preparing to host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The NFL has told the Panthers to travel as planned to Kansas City on Saturday, the Charlotte Observer has reported, citing interim general manager Brandon Beane.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/86...-team-facility

[-King-]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

Wow. Now Yahoo's front page is trying to say his girlfriend was pregnant. Real professional.

The ****? Who are their sources?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by banyon

You said the opposite before, now you distanced yourself from it, you just don't want to admit that for your own reasons. Like I said, I'm glad you have come to your senses that it wasn't the right thing to say.

The word you are looking for is 'squiggle'

[memyselfI]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

If your friend turned out to be a murderer would you go around wearing his T-shirt and supporting him?

I wouldn't but again these men have not had proper time to process what has happened. I'd feel worse about it if he wore it later in the week. Let more details surface and time pass and see how everyone feels then. Some of them may never accept that their friend failed them.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

Not what I would wear. But again, Bowe is wearing a shirt in what looks to be his own home not in the locker room and then put it on his personal Twitter. Stupid perhaps but in no way do I see this as sanctioned by the team.

Is it appropriate? I don't think so but then it's his expression on his own time. Nothing the team or the league can or should do about it, IMO.

From my understanding they were wearing this same shirt in the locker room.

Crush said it perfectly at post #2200

[okoye35chiefs]

Kansas City Chiefs fan Macalie Sampson wears the jersey of linebacker Jovan Belcher following his murder/suicide the previous day before the start of the Chiefs versus Carolina Panthers NFL football game in Kansas City

[Crush]

Originally Posted by memyselfI

Not what I would wear. But again, Bowe is wearing a shirt in what looks to be his own home not in the locker room and then put it on his personal Twitter. Stupid perhaps but in no way do I see this as sanctioned by the team.

Is it appropriate? I don't think so but then it's his expression on his own time. Nothing the team or the league can or should do about it, IMO.

I disagree. He is an employee of the NFL. The league needs to fine him a game check and donate that money to charity. The idiotic players are turning Belcher into a martyr.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs fan Macalie Sampson wears the jersey of linebacker Jovan Belcher following his murder/suicide the previous day before the start of the Chiefs versus Carolina Panthers NFL football game in Kansas City

Are we sure that's not a Donnie Edwards jersey?

If you're wearing a Belcher jersey to the game, you need to re-evaluate your life.

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by -King-

The ****? Who are their sources?

They're trying to throw gas on the fire is all it is I'm sure.

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Are we sure that's not a Donnie Edwards jersey?

If you're wearing a Belcher jersey to the game, you need to re-evaluate your life.

I saw her as well. Wasn't sure what to think of it. Even if she's a sister or extremely close relative, I'm not sure why somebody would wear that...And yes it's a Belcher jersey.

Unless of course Donnie Edwards just returned to the Chiefs for their new Nike jerseys and 50th season in KC.

The interesting thing to me about that caption is that obviously somebody interviewed her and asked her some questions as to why she was wearing it. Yet they didn't say anything other than her name.

[Crush]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

Are we sure that's not a Donnie Edwards jersey?

If you're wearing a Belcher jersey to the game, you need to re-evaluate your life.

Well said.

[okoye35chiefs]

yahoo reports it as a belcher jersey at todays game..

[soopamanluva]

a lot of self righteous people in here

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

If your friend turned out to be a murderer would you go around wearing his T-shirt and supporting him?

Killing someone isn't a "dick" thing. It's the worst thing a person can do in humanity. Especially when you had a 3 month old baby.

I haven't been in that situation. I'm not going to judge people based on how I think I would react in an unbelievably emotionally traumatic situation. And I think a few people here are being a little holier than thou about how they'd react in the same situation. I can imagine that nothing makes sense to these guys, who are still trying to piece everything together for themselves. Give them a little room.

[okoye35chiefs]

Kansas City Chiefs fans Kurt Gant (L) and his son, Taylor, have a makeshift memorial for Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by okoye35chiefs

yahoo reports it as a belcher jersey at todays game..

I don't want to sound rude but Yahoo hires some pretty incompetent people IMO