Jake Reed Disputes Orlando Thomas' Death
by Christopher Gates on Oct 28, 2009 8:06 PM CDT
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PrintIn the FanPosts earlier today, ArizonaVikingsFan passed along the news that former Vikings safety Orlando Thomas had lost his battle with ALS. The story has been reported on the Vikings' official website, ESPN.com, and various other news outlets.
Well. . .about an hour ago, former Vikings receiver Jake Reed, who was a teammate of Thomas' in Minnesota, posted the following on his Twitter page:
Attention All............Orlando Thomas is NOT dead!! Thanks for your concern! Please continue to pray for him and his family!
Sufficient to say, things with this story have officially gotten weird. We'll continue to keep an eye on it and pass along any updates as they become available to the media.
UPDATE: ESPN's Adam Schefter is now reporting that the story is false, and the story of Thomas' death has been pulled from the Vikings' official website.
Hung up with one of Thomas' friends, who insisted that people who initially reported the death were off base. How, I don't know. But were.
Holy journalistic irresponsibility, Batman.
UPDATE to the UPDATE: The Star-Tribune is also now reporting that Thomas has not passed away.
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Que?
this is definitely a little different.
I piss people off on a fairly regular basis. I cherish my right to speak my mind, whether I sound like an uneducated savage or not. I've never been accused of keeping what I think a secret, nor will I ever. Don't like it? I don't care.
… the reports of my demise are greatly exaggerated …
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Oct 28, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions
The joys of instant "reporting"!
The upside is that it did remind us to pray for Thomas and his family.
May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.
I had no idea of Thomas's condition.
I remember rooting for this guy back in the day, my prayers will be with him
But seriously
Thoughts and prayers are with OT, one of my favorites back in the day.
by Eric J. Thompson on Oct 29, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions
I assume you meant something like this
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Oct 29, 2009 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
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