Terrence Kiel, Talented NFL Player Derailed by Off-Field Trouble, Dies at 27

You know this is very disheartening to his family and friends who are grieving for their loss. BUT THE FACT THAT YOU ARROGANT NON-INFORMED JACKASS BLOGGERS CAN ONLY FOCUS ON WHAT HE DID WRONG PRIOR TO HIS DEATH IS A DAMN SHAME!! You dont know him like we knew him. And you certainly dont know what peace he came to with his maker during the last hour of his life while he suffered before authorities made it to secure him to safety. Your title to this article really didnt need to include the beginning statement whether it be true or not.

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I can say that I never knew the man, but find it very unsettling. Young people today come upon temptations that my age group never knew and sometimes the lure of the dollar forces them to make mistakes. It is a shame,but may he rest in peace.

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I did not know Mr. Kiel, but I have a lot of sadness for his family and friends and to see his life cut short. All is spirit and talent for now, at an end. It only seems he was plagued by negative energy which eventually took over. He excelled into the NFL, but reaching that goal - did it satisfy him? Just off the top he seemed to be giving and trying to help others... perhaps in a misdirected way. Anytime we regular folks see a superstar excel and then fall we think we would have done better and made better choices, but we have no idea of the pressures, requests, and expectations of everyone around us and the world. Everything is under the microscope and we can't make one mistake - otherwise we go down in flames. We are all human and prone to mistakes, but many areas of a superstar's life can be unforgiving. God bless his family and friends. My condonlences are from a heartfelt place that goes out to you.

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Dirty South- While I understand your grief of losing someone you knew. Should we all pretend that this man wasn't involved in drug-trafficing? Was he concerned about who he might've harmed? Should we sugar-coat everything somebody has done just because they died? You might not like the blog but its all true. Don't want to be remembered as a drug dealer? Don't deal drugs.

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I knew Terrence, nice young man. He hung with the wrong people, when he return back to Houston.
(kutting Edge on MLK)

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When you become a millionare athele the sharks come out of the water and take you down. Rest in peace Terrence.

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Who is raising these ignorant athletes?

It's such a tragedy that he died so young and threw away so much.

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I am a college friend of Terrence Kiel and if you can look onto your screen and realize that I am a real person you can really belive me when I say TK would give you the shirt of his back. That's the type of person he was. We have all made mistakes and luckily for most of us the associated press is not interested. Terrence was a good person, a proud father, and a great friend. I will reflect back on the times we spent together and dismiss the ignorance of all the bloggers who have only read the cover and have never had the chance to look inside and see what the book is really about.
Aggie Class of 2003

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I knew Terrence personally for 4yrs and the moment my sis called me to tell me about it was unreal. I didnt believe it. I still dont believe it and that is probaly why everytime I get on the computer I goodle him. And I just find it crazy how people could say such mean things about a person who has passed away at such a young age. Yes, TK made a mistake, he stood infront of a judge and recieved his punishment. He "did his time" (in so many words). Do you think that he hasnt paid for it every second since? He hasnt been able to complete his NFL dream. He knew what he did was wrong. We talked about it all the time. When he lost his job with the Chargers do you realize how many people (not real friends) he lost with that job. He LEARNED ALOT from his mistake. No one wants to talk about the good things he did, time he spent with youth football teams. He was a GREAT friend to me. I love him dearly. He was a great father. He turned his life over to God and asked for forgiveness and in the end thats all that matters because he is the only one we have to answer too. R.I.P Terrence *I know you dont want me to cry anymore but I miss my friend..

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I knew Terrance also. We worked together at TAMU and hung out. He was always smiling and fun to be around. We here in Aggieland will always rejoice over the times we shared with u. We will miss u Terrance.

Gig Em! c/o 2004

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