Nick Schuyler is a former football player at University of South Florida who was reported missing on March 1, 2009, after he did not return from a fishing trip he and three other men started the day before. The other men NFL players, Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and former South Florida Bulls football player Will Bleakley, died. On March 2, 2009, Schuyler was found alive, clinging to the boat, which had overturned.Fox Sports: Report: NFL player's boat found; at least 1 survivor (March 2, 2009) He was hospitalized for dehydration and hypothermia and was released on March 5, 2009.ESPN.com: Source: Schuyler Out of Hospital

Schuyler wrote a book about the boating accident together with New York Times writer Jere Longman. The book, Not Without Hope, was released on March 3, 2010. Some, including the family of Marquis Cooper, have criticized his decision to write a book about the incident. Schuyler appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show on March 4, 2010 to discuss the accident, the book and his decision to write it. He also talked about how his relationship with the family of Cooper had deteriorated and that he had never sat down with them to talk about Marquis Cooper's death.http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/03/nick-schuyler-tells-oprah-rift-with-marquis-coopers-family-the-hardest-thing-for-me-right-now.html

The U.S. Coast Guard called off the search for the other three men at 6:30 p.m. on March 3, 2009, saying they would have been found by then if they were still alive.ESPN: Search for missing boaters nears end (March 3, 2009)

Schuyler told authorities that the two NFL players had given up hope after hours of not being found, reportedly taking off their life jackets and drifting off to sea.FOXNews.com: Florida Boat Accident Survivor: 2 NFL Players Gave Up Hope

Nick Schuyler, Oakland Raiders player Marquis Cooper, Detroit Lions player Corey Smith and former University of South Florida football player William Bleakley went on a fishing trip on February 28, 2008, off Clearwater, Florida. They were reported missing on March 1, 2009. The weather was calm in the early day of February 28, but storm resulted in heavy waves later in the night.ABC 15: Son of Phoenix TV anchor among 4 missing off Florida coast (March 2, 2009) The boat was owned by Cooper.Bay News 9: Coast Guard finds person clinging to overturned boat (March 2, 2009)