The University of Missouri released its timeline of events leading up to football player Aaron O’Neal’s death on July 12th.

According to the university, O’Neal collapsed at a voluntary workout at Faurot Field at 2:39, but joined the other 11 players in a group as the session ended. Four minutes later, at 2:43, he had to be helped off Faurot Field by a teammate.

For the next 12 minutes, from 2:45 to 2:57, according to the University’s timeline, O’Neal was in the locker room with a teammate and member of the athletic staff.

At 2:57 he was assisted to a pick up truck and then transported across the street to the Tom Taylor Building. The truck arrived at 3:03. Five minutes later, at 3:08, Greg Nagel a Mizzou athletic trainer made a call to 911. That call lasted four minutes.

At one point during the call, paramedics were dispatched to the Tom Taylor Building, which is about a half mile away from University Hospital, and arrived at 3:14. At 3:30 the ambulance, carrying O’Neal arrived at the hospital.

At 4:05, O’Neal was pronounced dead.

According to a University of Missouri Police Department report by officer Clayton Henke, O’Neal was unconscious by the time the truck arrived at the Tom Taylor Building. When emergency services arrived, he was in full cardiac arrest.

The timeline doesn’t explain why O’Neal wasn’t taken directly to the hospital.

When contacted by the Missourinet Friday afternoon, MU Director of Athletic Media Relations, Chad Moller, said the internal investigation was on-going and the timeline is the only information the University feels comfortable sharing at the moment.

A full autopsy is being performed by Valerie Rao, the Boone County Medical Examiner. The results aren’t expected for several weeks.
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MU Timeline for July 12

The Kansas City Chiefs opened their 2005 training camp in River Falls, Wisconsin on Thursday. They have trained there since 1991. They opened camp without their first round draft pick, linebacker Derrick Johnson of Texas.

Vermeil wasn’t blown away by the first practice saying, “It was alright. It stared slow and got better.” He called it a “typical first day.”

But “typical” in 2005 is better than it was years ago, thanks to mini-camps and organized team activities (OTA’s), according to Vermeil.

“It’s so different than it used to be, when you didn’t have all that time with your players and the players are so disciplined, for the most part,” said Vermeil. He said he’s impressed with how many players continue to work out and prepare for training camp, as opposed to slacking off and relaxing. Once training camp rolls around Vermeil said the players “…jump right in and get going full speed again”.

With Julian Battle out for the season and Eric Warfield serving a four-game suspension, the Chiefs addressed their needs at cornerback on Thursday by signing free agent Dwayne Washington on. Washington, who is entering his 12th year in the NFL, started all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2004 and made 86 tackles. He also intercepted two passes and picked up a fumble.

Washington was a first-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings out of North Carolina St. in 1994 and spent the first four seasons of his career there. He then played six seasons in Pittsburgh before signing with the Jaguars last year. In his 11 seasons, he’s missed just one game.

Head coach Dick Vermeil also announced that Dexter McCleon will start, along with Patrick Surtain, as a starting cornerback until Warfield returns from his suspension.