QB Cassell's father dies

[yankswn23]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3759665

This is going to be crazy if this effects New englands chances for the playoffs.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

That's terrible. :( I doubt he'll be QBing on Sunday, but who knows.

[TheBamTino24]

I don't know what the situation is, but regardless it's tragic news.

I wish the Cassell family all the best during this most difficult time.

[NYYDragoon]

Oh geez. Poor Cassel :(.

[dabomb2045]

RIP Mr. Cassel :(

[yankswn23]

Yeah I know some players play after there fateher passes, I know Farve did it, but this is a different situation and Cassell is a different person, I hope he deals with his family situation over the needs for his team, and hope the fans and media dont push him into playing vs letting him deal with this issue.

[BroadwayBomber55]

RIP Greg Cassel :(

[YanksFan1992]

Yikes. :(

[DaSh 1s]

I feel bad. :(

[jlw1980]

Aw, that's sad. RIP. :(

[BillBuckner]

Very sad. At least he got to watch his son play QB in the NFL for a while. RIP.

[cupcollector99]

oh jeez. This is awful. My heart goes out to him.

[CT_Bomber]

R.I.P. Greg Cassel. :(

Sad news. We'll see if Matt wants to play on Sunday like Brett did after his dad died. Obviously, family comes before everything else though. If he needs more time then I'm confident O'Connell can get the job done.

[keg411]

OMG that's really really really sad :(.

[shotz]

condolences to the family

[RhodyYanksFan]

RIP Mr. Cassell. It's a shame we're even thinking about how this affects the Pats playoff chances...but I'm guilty of it too.