NFL and police investigating claims made by former Bears Jeremiah Ratliff about considering doing a mass shooting at the Bears training facility prior to getting released by the team.
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Originally Posted by ESPN
Former Chicago Bears defensive lineman Jeremiah Ratliff said he "felt like killing everybody" at the team facility the day before he was released by the Bears, according to a police report.
Ratliff also called himself "the devil" and said he wanted staff members' children to die, the report said.
On Oct. 21, reporters observed Ratliff and general manager Ryan Pace having an animated conversation in front of the Bears' Halas Hall facility around 11:30 a.m. CT while the rest of the team was on the practice field. Multiple sources confirmed the Bears asked Ratliff to leave the facility because they felt he was not in the proper condition to work that day. Sources added that Ratliff later returned to the building several times before leaving for good ...
Ratliff, who was believed to have owned "multiple firearms," was described in the report as "very angry and irrational."
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