Former NFL offensive lineman Max Tuerk died on Sunday at the age of 26, per an announcement from USC’s athletics department. Tuerk, a third-round draft pick of the Chargers in 2016, was 26 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed. 
Tuerk made his name at USC, where he lined up at guard, tackle, and center and totaled 38 starts. Heading into his senior year, Tuerk looked the part of an early draft pick, but a knee injury capped his senior season at just five games. In the draft, the Chargers saw Tuerk as a potential steal, a versatile blocker who could bolster every part of the front five.
Unfortunately, suspensions and injuries plagued Tuerk’s pro career. The Chargers stashed him on the taxi squad in 2017, until he was plucked by Arizona. He played in just one game for the Cardinals before he was released outright in the offseason.
We here at PFR would like to express our condolences to Tuerk’s family and friends.
What is the “taxi squad?”
Practice squad
Practice squad
practice squad?
Squad practice
Yes, practice squad, indeed.
Practice squad.
That is a very old term first coined by coach Paul Brown.
RIP, young man.
Covid
highly doubtful. he was young with no underlying conditions and died hiking.
average age of corona death is currently past average age of life span.
I don’t know about that “healthy” part. According to other articles he did just randomly collapse during the hike. Healthy people usually don’t just collapse.
Korey Stringer was, for intensive purposes, healthy and he died during training camp. Died from organ failure due to heat stroke.
You can be healthy and something like a heart attack, stroke, blood clot, or brain aneurysm can strike at any moment.
But thank you for your medical opinion doctor.
For all “Intents and purposes,” yet while using the phrase incorrectly, you double down and ignore the supplements Stringer had ingested. He was young, strong, and mostly healthy, but ingesting unhealthful energy supplement can cause serious problems in anyone.
For all intents and purposes is the usual form of the phrase meaning in every practical sense. For all intensive purposes is a fairly common eggcorn derived from the original phrase. It’s often heard in speech, but it’s rare in published writing because it generally doesn’t pass through the editorial process.
You know, you could have googled it first and saved yourself the embarrassment of being proved wrong. Next time Google first before posting your own stupidity for everyone to laugh at.
Also, you’re suggesting stringer wasn’t health cause of supplements he took? Please, explain how he wasn’t healthy. What unknown medical condition did he have?
You seriously want to question people and post “intensive purposes”?
For all intents and purposes is the usual form of the phrase meaning in every practical sense. For all intensive purposes is a fairly common eggcorn derived from the original phrase. It’s often heard in speech, but it’s rare in published writing because it generally doesn’t pass through the editorial process.
Afsooner and paddy. If you need help learning how to use Google let me know. This way you can check before embarrassing yourselves.
“…it is often heard in speech…”
By stupid people who don’t know the correct phrase.
“…but it’s rare in published writing…”
Because it is incorrect.
Google is not the expert in grammar and clearly you are not either. Your basis for your cover for being absolutely wrong is something based on somebody speaking incorrectly and then somebody hearing that and writing down the incorrect version. Then other stupid people chime in and start using the wrong phrase and it goes viral in a sense.
You played yourself. You were wrong. Admit it and move on instead of trying to come out like some kind of intellectual. You are not. You’ve made everyone dumber by trying to explain away your mistake.
“…but it’s rare in published writing…”….you forgot…. “because it generally doesn’t pass through the editorial process.”
Comments aren’t published writing. Try again. Try harder. Be smarter. Educate yourself. There’s no editorial process for comments.
Instead of worrying about someone using a commonly accepted fill in for a phrase and proving multiple people wrong numerous times…..save all of us the trouble and Google first.
It’s free. It’s fast. No excuses why people on here can’t do so.
In the future, dont waste my time or your time if you’re going to be ignorant and only cite part of the quote to fit your comment. Makes you look dumb and illiterate.
If you’re worried about what sayings people choose to use on a comment thread you’ve got way too much time on your hands.
You’re welcome
linemen put a lot of stress on their body with the weight and lifting. Add that to genetic predisposition and….
Did NFLTR cover Reche Caldwell’s death from a couple weeks ago?
Hey I found the guy who makes everything about race!
There’s always one.
I was about to say the same damn thing lol
Welcome to the new America, where everyone and everything is racist.
I’m a white guy… and I was pointing out that Caldwell, a more well known player, died by gun shot and home invasion. The suspects have not been identified, but we know they aren’t white cops… meanwhile this site has had 4 articles on Kapernick.
I think we would be better off if, on articles about the unfortunate loss of life, our first response wasn’t “Well what about this other guy?!”
They did cover Reche Caldwell. I remember reading it on here.
Crybaby
RIP
To pass at 26, no matter what the cause…. that is tragic. Thoughts to his family, no parent should have to bury their child.
Right. I guess it might be a little better he was hiking with them.
He was an ex-lineman, did he still weight 300 lbs? Did he lost the weight, still workout? Plus, at one point in his career he was suspended for performance-enhancing substances, who knows if he still took stuff that jacked up his heart.
Ever hear of a heat stroke?
When was the last time any of you went hiking?! I did this weekend and I’m very out of shape. Maybe get off your computer and enjoy the outdoors before you judge?
yeah the attempts at rationalization are a bit sickening if im honest.