Tragic News for Former Charger

I have made a mountain of a molehill about the quiet Chargers offseason this year.  However, I have been doing so mostly in jest, and never actually wanted any real news of this kind to report.  Former Chargers Safety Terrence Kiel died when he was thrown from his car Friday night.  The accident occurred around about 10 pm in Scripps Ranch, a suburb of San Diego.  Kiel played four years for the San Diego Chargers after they took him in the 2003 in the second round.  Before that, he played his football at Texas A&M.  Kiel was only 27 years old.

While other media outlets seem very quick to point out Kiel’s other missteps and brushes with the law, such practice seems insensitive at the moment.  Yes, the narrative of this young man’s life is a biography of a traveler of the straight and narrow path, but that is not all there is to this story.  Kiel’s story is unfortunately that of a young man who never was able to conquer all his demons on the way to realizing his full potential.  His story is tragic, and our thoughts and comforts are with all those affected by his early passing.

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