Updated Jul 30, 2012 12:25 PM ET
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)
Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis says officers
found 25-year-old
O.J.
Murdock inside his car Monday morning with what
appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The car
was parked in front of Middleton High School, where
Murdock attended school.
He was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he
later died.
Murdock started his college career at South Carolina
but left the school and played for two years at Fort
Hays State. He was signed by the Titans as an undrafted
free agent a year ago, and spent the entire 2011 season
on injured reserve after suffering a right Achilles
injury. Murdock did not report to training camp over the
weekend.
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The coat of arms:
I am the rose of
Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the
daughters.
~ Song of Solomon 2:1,2
Generally recognized as a symbol of Royalty,
connected particularly to the kings of France, and
linked alternately with the Egyptian scarab, the Hebrew
letters “Tau” (in which the first chapter of Genesis is
said to be contained) and “Shin”, the Zodiac signs Virgo
and Scorpio, the lingam and the yoni (possibly the
sexual/procreative act itself), the Holy Trinity, and
The Three Nails of the Cross, the Fleur de Lis
is considered an occult symbol of major importance.
“The use for ornamental or symbolic purposes of the
stylised flower usually called fleur de lis is common to
all eras and all civilisations. It is an essentially
graphic theme found on Mesopotamian cylinders, Egyptian
bas-reliefs, Mycenean potteries, Sassanid textiles,
Gaulish coins, Mameluk coins, Indonesian clothes,
Japanese emblems and Dogon totems.”
(~Michel Pastoureau: Traité d’Héraldique)