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Vince Young Suicidal?
A police report filed after the Monday night search for Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young states Titans Coach Jeff Fisher told police the star player’s therapist said Young “mentioned suicide several times.”
A Sept. 9 Metro Police “matter of record” supplement report obtained by The City Paper through a request under the state Public Records Law shows the Monday incident where Young went missing for about four hours began at LP Field.
The report from Central Precinct Lt. Andrea Swisher states Titans' head of security Steve Burke notified police that he had “a player over at the stadium going off.”
“Sgt. Windus later advised me that it was Vince Young and that he was driving a black Mercedes and armed with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.
Swisher states she went to the stadium where officers had already made contact with Fisher. Fisher told Swisher he had gotten a call from Young’s therapist, Sheila Peters, and “she was worried about him.”
“I asked him (Fisher), ‘What made her worry about him?’ He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he is injured, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He (Fisher) went on to state that he (Young) left the house with a gun,” Swisher’s report states.
In an interview last year, Young told the NFL.com he had considered retiring from football at one point after his rookie season.
The report goes on to state that Mike Mu, Young’s manager, later appeared at the stadium, telling police he had lost Young on Interstate 65 North from Williamson County with Young driving at a high rate of speed.
The police report further states Young’s therapist arranged for an on-site evaluation by employees of Parthenon Pavilion, a Nashville psychiatric hospital.
Fisher eventually heard from a person named “Major” in Houston that Young was safe and at an apartment with a female friend. Young’s agent’s name is Major Adams and is based in Houston. Adams flew in to Nashville to be with Young Tuesday morning.
The report states Young eventually arrived at a Titans facility to meet with Fisher, spoke with a therapist and eventually left. Previous public statements in the matter from police and the team put that meeting at Baptist Sports Complex. Police have said an unloaded gun was found in Young’s car but that no ammunition was in the vehicle.
Metro Police have received criticism for mobilizing such highly trained officers to locate the football star. Aaron said given the information the police had received from the team, the response was warranted.
“Based on the information provided, it was unknown if Vince Young was suicidal,” Metro Police spokesperson Don Aaron said Friday. “At 7 p.m. it was unclear if he was suicidal. …That was the bottom line for the police department’s response in the manner in which it occurred.”
Young struggled in the Titans’ 17-10 win over Jacksonville Sunday and was booed after throwing his second interception of the game in the fourth quarter.
After the Tennessee defense forced a punt, the offense took the field during a TV timeout without Young. Fisher became animated yelling toward his quarterback and gesturing apparently to get him to take the field.
Both Young and Fisher said it occurred as a result of a hamstring problem. Young eventually went back onto the field and sprained his left knee four plays later, leaving the game for good.
Titans officials declined to comment for this story.