Thread: Charles Rogers Passes Away at 38

This is beyond sad. Rest in peace, Charles. I feel so sorry for you. I feel so sorry for your parents. No parent should have to bury their child.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ate-wr-dies-38

Former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has died at age 38.

Rogers' former high school coaches told mlive.com that Rogers died from liver failure and that he recently was diagnosed with cancer.

"I called his mom at the hospital over the weekend and got a chance to talk to Charles," Don Durrett, Rogers' former football coach at Saginaw High School, told mlive.com. "He said he was going to the Lord."

Neither Durrett nor Marshall Thomas, the former basketball coach and athletic director at Saginaw High, specified what type of cancer Rogers was diagnosed with.

"He had cancer, whether that was related to his liver I don't know," Thomas told mlive.com. "They had given him 30 days to live if he didn't get a liver transplant."

He's not that much older than me. I can't stop thinking about how my mom would feel if she had to bury me, and that's what his mom is going through with her son. Such misery.

He showed flashes on the field but it never really turned in to anything. I think he was a good guy that had some problems.
This is to bad. To early. Rip

Originally Posted by King87

He's not that much older than me. I can't stop thinking about how my mom would feel if she had to bury me, and that's what his mom is going through with her son. Such misery.

Will these thoughts change how you live to make that reality less likely?

Originally Posted by Valar Morghulis

Will these thoughts change how you live to make that reality less likely?

The hell should I know? That's kind of a complicated question, and I've not even had breakfast yet!

Originally Posted by King87

This is beyond sad. Rest in peace, Charles. I feel so sorry for you. I feel so sorry for your parents. No parent should have to bury their child.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ate-wr-dies-38

Former Michigan State star and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has died at age 38.

Rogers' former high school coaches told mlive.com that Rogers died from liver failure and that he recently was diagnosed with cancer.

"I called his mom at the hospital over the weekend and got a chance to talk to Charles," Don Durrett, Rogers' former football coach at Saginaw High School, told mlive.com. "He said he was going to the Lord."

Neither Durrett nor Marshall Thomas, the former basketball coach and athletic director at Saginaw High, specified what type of cancer Rogers was diagnosed with.

"He had cancer, whether that was related to his liver I don't know," Thomas told mlive.com. "They had given him 30 days to live if he didn't get a liver transplant."

That sucks! RIP Charles Rogers.

Originally Posted by King87

He's not that much older than me. I can't stop thinking about how my mom would feel if she had to bury me, and that's what his mom is going through with her son. Such misery.

King, you'd be missed too!