Memorial service held for NFL player

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Memorial service held for NFL player

Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher allegedly shot his girlfriend before killing himself on Dec. 1.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, left, leaves the service for Jovan Belcher at the Landmark International Deliverance and Worship Center, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. Belcher allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins at her home last Saturday, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facility and took his own life. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

A woman is consoled by another as they leave a memorial service for Kansas City Chiefs football player Jovan Belcher. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe leaves the service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Pallbearers place a coffin with the body of Kansas City Chiefs NFL football player Jovan Belcher into a hearse after the service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, left, leaves the memorial service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks Brady Quinn, left, and Matt Cassel leave a memorial service for teammate Jovan Belcher. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Belcher was a fourth-year player from West Babylon, N.Y. He played college football at Maine. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Belcher's locker remained full of his equipment and personal belongings Wednesday as players quickly showered and dressed in suits. Some of them said they avoided looking at it intentionally, while others had no problem with the locker remaining as it was as a memorial to their teammate. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel, center, arrives at the memorial service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, right, arrives at the memorial service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Members of the Kansas City Chiefs football team arrive at the memorial service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn, left, talks with a teammate. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt arrives at the memorial service. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

Kansas City Chiefs head football coach Romeno Crennel and Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli witnessed Belcher's suicide at the practice facility Saturday after Belcher allegedly murdered his girlfriend at their Independence, Mo. home minutes earlier. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

A file photo of TV commentator Bob Costas, who made controversial comments Sunday during halftime of an NFL game. Costas said, "Jovan Belcher didn't possess a gun, he and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today." | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, left, leaves the service for Jovan Belcher at the Landmark International Deliverance and Worship Center, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Kansas City, Mo. Belcher allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins at her home last Saturday, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facility and took his own life. | Teammates attend memorial | More photos: Families grieving | Controversy over Costas’s comments

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