Chiefs TE Leonard Pope Saves Child From Drowning

I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

NFL.com news: Chiefs TE Pope rescues drowning child at Georgia pool party (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8204e25e/article/chiefs-te-pope-rescues-drowning-child-at-georgia-pool-party?module=HP_headlines)

nevermind. this is the article I read. The article in the op makes more sense. I can't believe nobody responded. Good for Leonard for stepping up.

*two thumbs up*

Good to see some players doing good things during this downtime.

You think its odd that no one stepped up but maybe the people there couldn't swim well or were in shock.

Either way cool stuff. Gotta think if this lockout wasn't in place, Pope may have not been in GA and we wouldn't have this good headline.

I'm not trying to take anything away from the positive of this story, because it is a positive and great thing that leonard did, but how the hell was pope the only one that knew how to swim at that whole party? I feel like that has to be a misprint. Clearly there were parents around if the mother of the child whose birthday it wasn't saw her own child drowning and leonard was also there.

That's not strange at all and we had 4 people die here last year from the same family. It was a case of one trying to save the other and none of them could swim. If your parents don't swim there is a good chance they don't like the water and they are not going to know how to teach the children to swim.

How many people here remember Joe Delaney?

I admired him as a player and as a human being, he was like the Art Monk of the Chiefs personality wise.

That's not strange at all and we had 4 people die here last year from the same family. It was a case of one trying to save the other and none of them could swim. If your parents don't swim there is a good chance they don't like the water and they are not going to know how to teach the children to swim.

I agree. Low income people that do not have access to a pool when they are children usually end up being afraid or embarrassed (or both) to learn how to swim as adults. So they don't get around to learning.
We take it for granted.

I admired him as a player and as a human being, he was like the Art Monk of the Chiefs personality wise.

And for those who don't remember Delaney

SI.com - SI Writers - Rick Reilly - SI's Rick Reilly: No Ordinary Joe - Wednesday July 02, 2003 09:52 AM (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/rick_reilly/news/2003/07/01/reilly0707/)

I agree. Low income people that do not have access to a pool when they are children usually end up being afraid or embarrassed (or both) to learn how to swim as adults. So they don't get around to learning.
We take it for granted.

Good point. Very true. However, I do find it hard to believe that someone who owned their own pool lived in a community where the people their kid invites to their party are all of low income. I just find this situation odd. I never new about Joe delaney. Sad story.