{"id":32900,"date":"2025-07-29T22:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32900\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T22:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T22:58:08","slug":"nfl-reacts-to-the-shooting-at-the-league-office-building-that-killed-4-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/32900\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL reacts to the shooting at the league office building that killed 4 people"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Graham Gano stayed late at the New York Giants\u2019 practice facility Monday watching news coverage of a gunman killing four people at a Manhattan office building<\/a> that includes the NFL headquarters.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was praying for just whoever was involved immediately,\u201d said Gano, a veteran kicker and the Giants\u2019 union representative. \u201cIt\u2019s sad to see no matter who it is, league office or not.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gano, fellow players, coaches and others learned Tuesday that the target was the NFL<\/a> itself, Mayor Eric Adams said, with the shooter picking the wrong elevator bank and getting off on a different floor. A league employee was among those wounded, according to Commissioner Roger Goodell, and all the victims were in the thoughts of members of the football community across the country with training camps in full swing.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hearts go out to the people in New York, especially the families of the people that passed,\u201d three-time Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. \u201cThe people at the league office that had to go through all that. It\u2019s a bad deal. We\u2019ve got to try to keep peace somewhere here. There\u2019s too much of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goodell said in a memo to staff that a league employee was seriously injured in the attack and was hospitalized in stable condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful to the law enforcement officers who responded to this threat quickly and decisively and to Officer Islam, who gave his life to protect others,\u201d said Goodell, referring to Didarul Islam, an off-duty police officer working a corporate security detail who was killed in the attack.<\/p>\n

Cleveland Browns owner Dee Haslem, flanked by her husband, Jimmy, said in remarks at camp, \u201cWe honor the policeman that also died in the line of duty, and our prayers are with the ones that are injured.\u201d<\/p>\n

In another memo sent Tuesday evening, Goodell said the league employee was surrounded by family members and \u201cWe are all continuing to hope for and support his full recovery.\u201d He instructed those working in the New York office to work remotely through at least Aug. 8 and said there would be a virtual town hall Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a challenging time for our entire team,\u201d Goodell said. \u201cThank you to all of you for the compassion, care, and support you are showing to one another right now. It means so much to see how our team is pulling together. In the midst of this difficult time, we hold on to hope and optimism for healing and brighter days ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson said the shooting \u201ckeeps things in perspective as we enter training camp and the guys are going hard that there\u2019s a little bit more to life than just football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigators believe Shane Tamura, 27, of Las Vegas, was trying to get to the NFL offices after shooting several people<\/a> in the building\u2019s lobby, then another in a 33rd-floor office on Monday, before he killed himself, authorities said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always tough to hear things like that and really to try to stay focused,\u201d New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn said. \u201cYou have to because you have a job to do, but you think about the families that go through that and it\u2019s tough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Police said Tamura had a history of mental illness, and a rambling note found on his body suggested that he had a grievance against the NFL over a claim that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy<\/a>, a degenerative brain disease that can be diagnosed only by examining the brain after a person dies.<\/p>\n

Tamura played high school football in California a decade ago but never in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Giants coach Brian Daboll opened his pre-practice news conference in East Rutherford, New Jersey, by referencing the shooting and saying he had not had any conversations with players or staff about the situation or if they were concerned for their safety. Gano expressed no worry.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur security staff here is fantastic,\u201d Gano said. \u201cI think we\u2019ve got one of the best. … We\u2019re fully confident in our security team here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three-time Tennessee Titans Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons saw reports of the shooting on Tuesday morning. He didn\u2019t have a chance to read up on the attack before practice at 8 a.m., but Simmons said that\u2019s why mental health is one of the topics brought up in football circles these days.<\/p>\n

\u201cMental health is a big thing in this world, and it\u2019s our job, especially in this building,\u201d Simmons said. \u201cOne thing we talked about as the leaders you never know when a guy\u2019s last day may be in this building or he could be on this team forever. So, I just want to treat everybody the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AP Pro Football Writers Rob Maaddi in Tampa, Florida; Dennis Waszak in Florham Park, New Jersey; and Teresa M. Walker in Nashville, Tennessee; AP Sports Writers Charles Odum in Flowery Branch, Georgia; Dave Skretta in St. Joseph, Missouri; John Wawrow in Pittsford, New York; and Brett Martel in Metairie, Louisiana; and AP freelance writer Tom Withers in Berea, Ohio, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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