I also wanted him to succeed (he was basically the Jamar Adams of ‘02-’04). Hell, to this day I still think he could of if the team had a competent D staff in those days – Sidwell & Marshall’s schemes squandered talent like crazy for years because they did stuff like leave a SS in single man coverage vs. Shaun McDonald. Boulware’s career was chewed up & spit out in the same way once they plugged him in ….

Anyways, I’ve always thought that being a fringe NFL player has got to be one of the toughest disappointments to deal with – knowing that you’re better at something than 99.99% of the population, but just not quite good enough to hang with the .01%. In Bierria’s case, he left camp, turned down offers from other teams, and spent most of his money (and as a 4th rounder, it’s not like he was swimming in it) to rebuild his extended family’s lives after Katrina. 2 years out of the NFL, and he couldn’t get back in.

Sounds like he fell in with drugs – it’s just all very sad. a man is dead, and Bierria will be separated from the family that he sacrificed so much for.