Shane Olivea
Posted on 03/04/2022 12:27:57 PM PST by nickcarraway
NFL fans are mourning the death of a Charger.
Shane Olivea, a former lineman for the then-San Diego Chargers, passed away March 2 at the age of 40.
The Chargers confirmed the death on March 3. The cause of death is not yet known.
The team remembered the offensive tackle's contributions to their 2006 season in a statement, saying, "In 2006, Olivea was an integral piece of an offensive line that helped Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson break the NFL's single-season touchdown record."
Fans shared their condolences on social media. Bobby Carpenter, former NFL linebacker for teams like the Dallas Cowboys, tweeted on March 3, "Woke to the sobering news that @OhioStateFB lost a great one this morning. Shane Olivea passed last night."
The vice president of the NFL, Roman Oben, posted photos of Olivea on the field in his Chargers uniform, tweeting: "Very sad to hear the news of my former teammate Shane Olivea. Praying for his family today."
The Chargers drafted the Ohio State player in 2004 and he stuck with the team until 2008. He was discharged due to a painkiller addiction. After rehab, Olivea joined the New York Giants, but a back injury cut his time with the team short.
In 2016, after eight years in recovery, he told The Columbus Dispatch that he hoped to be a college coach and help other players from developing substance abuse disorders.
Olivea returned to Ohio State — the same school he played for from 2000 to 2003 — to make his dream a reality. He completed his degree in sports industry at the age of 35.
I’m thinking an addiction led to this.
2008 is 16 years ago.
I hope your family and friends don’t keep a tally of the stupid things you’ve done over the past 16 years.
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Until it is proven not to be the vax, it is the vax.
“There are plenty of posters who “shoot first” with that kind of stupidly.”
Ghoulish jagoffs.
WTF is CTE?
If it was a heart attack we still won’t be informed
But, but, but, he was not a soccer player.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
That article is from 5 years ago.
Are you assuming that addicts can never get clean?
A headache you get from repeatedly bashing your head into things.
I used to be a big Chargers and football fan but since the kneeling BS I’m done with the whole thing. But when the Chargers got rid of Marty years ago that pissed me off. Stoopid!
It's a brain injury that is being recognized more frequently among football players, who are susceptible to concussions.
Or a drug overdose
Maybe?
He was a pretty big guy.
“I hope your family and friends don’t keep a tally of the stupid things you’ve done over the past 16 years”
She’s pointing out that his early demise just might be caused by something other than COVID vaccinations.
Don’t you think his addiction, whether 16 years ago or recent, MIGHT be related?
Playing for the Giants doesn’t count?????
Why? Because you want it to be so?
I am not assuming anything, unlike the clowns who are just assuming that he was vaxxed and his death is from the vaccine.
Regardless of whether he got clean or not, 125 Vicodin a day is going to cause permanent and long term damage, even if you break the addiction and get clean.
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