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Byline: Mike Downey
SAN DIEGO _ There were 1,000 party guests, probably more. A bachelor party for a friend. Spectacular setting_a winery on Middle Bass Island, maybe 6 miles into Lake Erie off the Ohio shore. A perfect spot, a perfect night.
It was the summer of 2000. Joe Jurevicius would soon begin his third season as a New York Giants wide receiver. Joe had grown up just outside Cleveland on the lakefront, so he was familiar with the island. One of the Browns' offensive linemen, Steve Zahursky, would also be coming to the party. Joe couldn't wait.
There was a terrace, where many party guests mingled. It was elevated, oh, perhaps 20 feet above the ground. Joe was not on it. About 100 other guests were.
When it collapsed.
Joe couldn't grasp what was happening. Human beings were plummeting, screaming. He saw huge chunks of concrete falling, landing atop them. The only way he could describe it: "There was chaos."
A large man, 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds, with large hands and a white knight tattooed on his arm, Joe did what he…
Source: HighBeam Research, For Buccaneers' Jurevicius, playing football is the easy part.