Police: Ex-Chargers lineman Chris Mims found dead

maxdemo · Oct 15, 2008

LOS ANGELES — Former San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Chris Mims has been found dead in his downtown apartment.
Police say the 38-year-old Mims was discovered shortly before 9:30 a.m. by officers conducting a welfare check. Police say there does not appear to be any evidence of foul play.
Coroner's officials declined to comment because Mims' relatives had not yet been notified.
Mims played eight seasons in the NFL, seven with the Chargers and one with the Washington Redskins. He retired in 2000.

teazeman · Oct 15, 2008

always liked him, sad indeed.

jwblue · Oct 15, 2008

I remember an interview with him after the Chargers reached the Super Bowl in 1995. He seemed like a good guy.

OccamsRazor · Oct 16, 2008

The media is sick:

"In 1999, a man claimed Mims attacked him outside a fast-food restaurant and stole his tacos".

The above was the last line in the story detailing his death. The last line is disrespectful and down right cruel. How the last line got through an editor is a tribute to the fall of responsible journalism...

either that or the editor has a warped sense of humor.

hno: