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Report: Police Searched For Young Because Of Suicide Talk

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A Tribune wire report

The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 13, 2008

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans called police for help searching for Vince Young because his therapist told Coach Jeff Fisher the quarterback mentioned suicide several times before driving away from his home with a gun.

Fisher and Young have said what happened Monday night was overblown by the media. But the supplemental report filed by Nashville police showed that Fisher was worried about what his quarterback was doing after the call from Young's therapist.

"I asked him, 'What made her worry about him?'" Lt. Andrea Swisher wrote. "He stated, 'His mood, his emotions, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.' He went on to state that he left the house with a gun."

The Titans declined to comment on details of the report.

The Nashville City Paper obtained the report through a public records request and first reported the details Friday afternoon on its Web site.

The Titans' head of security notified police around 7:30 p.m. that he had a player "going off."

Young's manager, Mike Mu, arrived at LP Field and told police he had tried to follow Young when the quarterback left his home. But Mu said he couldn't keep up with Young on Interstate 65 despite driving 90 mph.

Fisher connected police with Young's therapist, Sheila Peters, a clinical psychologist who had met with Young earlier Monday. It was then that Young used the word suicide in conversations with her.

During the search for Young, Peters arranged for an evaluation by employees from a psychiatric hospital in Nashville. Then Fisher heard from Young's agent that the quarterback was safe and at an apartment with a female friend.

Police arranged for crisis negotiators and SWAT officers to be on hand. They searched Young for weapons when he arrived at the Titans' headquarters around 11:30 p.m. They only found an unloaded handgun in the glove box of his Mercedes.

"He was allowed to talk to his therapist and then he was released," the police report stated.

BRONCOS: Wide receiver Brandon Marshall pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in a drunken-driving case and was sentenced to a year of probation.

SAINTS: New Orleans will be without three defensive starters on Sunday.

Safety Roman Harper (hamstring), cornerback Randall Gay (hamstring) and linebacker Scott Fujita (knee) were unable to practice Friday and will not play at Washington.

The Saints also placed linebacker Mark Simoneau on injured reserve. Simoneau, a starter the past two seasons, needs surgery on his back to repair a damaged disk, Coach Sean Payton said.

STEELERS: Cornerback Deshea Townsend missed practice for a third consecutive day Friday due to a bruised heel, and he is not expected to play Sunday night in Cleveland.

GIANTS-JETS STADIUM: The New York Giants and Jets have canceled negotiations on stadium naming rights with a German insurance company that once had ties to the Nazis.

Allianz had been seeking a deal to put its name on the stadium being built by both teams in the Meadowlands at Newark, N.J.

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