A jury spent all day Monday hearing what the prosecutors consider their best evidence in the trial of a man accused of shooting Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Richard Collier: audio recordings on which they claim Tyrone Hartsfield discusses the shooting.

Hartsfield, 32, is on trial on charges of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the Sept. 2, 2008, shooting of Collier as he was waiting in his SUV outside a Riverside apartment.

Prosecutors who admit they have no physical evidence or eyewitnesses to the shooting call the audio on this recording their smoking gun. They said the recording amounts to a confession, although Hartsfield's defense team says he repeatedly professes his innocence on the tape.

The five-hour recording was secretly recorded Stephfan Wilson, a friend who has testified he was with Hartsfield that night and heard the shooting. The recording was made just after Wilson was interviewed by detectives about the shooting and Hartsfield knew he would likely be questioned soon.

At one point the voice identified as Hartsfield can be heard saying, "We've got to get our story right."

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In fact, most of the recorded conversation centers around Hartsfield and Wilson making sure their stories would match.

"If I'm at the mother------- club and I lie about it, how can that be an open-and-shut case when I'm telling you, man, I'm scared," the voice identified as Hartsfield is heard saying. "I'm just trying to see where I need to come from. I can't say you was with me when you done told them that you already done lied. It's already on the paper. So if I say I'm there, I can't still say I never met up with (Collier)."

Jurors and others in the court followed the explicative-laced, sometimes hard-to-understand exchanges with the help of a 123-page transcript of the recording provided by the state. The audio was periodically paused so that Wilson, who is on the witness stand, can be asked to explain who is talking and give context to what was said.

Coller was hit 14 times by gunfire after leaving a club in San Marco where he was believed to be spotted by Hartsfield. One bullet tore through his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed. Doctors also had to amputate his left leg.

Doctors said the only reason Collier survived the shooting was that he was in such good physical condition.

Last week, Collier admitted punching Hartsfield at a nightclub earlier in the year. Several witnesses described seeing or hearing the September 2008 shooting, and cell phone records placed Hartsfield's telephone near the Riverside shooting scene at the time of the crime, but no one saw him pull the trigger.

Collier was in his third year with the NFL after graduating from Valdosta State. Before making the Jaguars, Collier worked as a produce manager for a Walmart supermarket.

Previous Stories:

• October 30, 2009: Phone Use Puts Hartsfield Near Shooting
• October 29, 2009: Witness Heard Hartsfield Fire Shots
• October 28, 2009: Woman Saw Collier Shot, Can't ID Shooter
• October 27, 2009: Collier Testifies Against Hartsfield
• October 26, 2009: Man On Trial In Jaguars Player Shooting
• April 23, 2009: Hartsfield Jailhouse Calls Released
• April 1, 2009: Collier Shooting Trial Delayed, Again
• March 31, 2009: Richard Collier Shares Story With Other Crime Victims
• March 27, 2009: Collier Shooting Trial Delayed
• March 27, 2009: Richard Collier Thanks Blood Alliance Donors
• March 23, 2009: Trial Of Man Accused Of Shooting Jaguars Player May Be Delayed
• March 19, 2009: Man Faces March 30 Trial In Collier Shooting
• January 14, 2009: Man Accused Of Shooting Jags Player Wants Bond
• January 12, 2009: Ex-Public Defenders Hired To Defend Man Accused Of Shooting Richard Collier
• January 5, 2009: Interviews Gives Details Of Collier Shooting
• December 19, 2008: Collier Returns To Field As Honorary Jaguars Captain
• December 3, 2008: Richard Collier Speaks Out About Shooting
• November 10, 2008: Man Pleads Not Guilty In Jaguar's Shooting
• November 3, 2008: 20 Hospital Workers Fired for Viewing Collier's Medical Records
• October 23, 2008: Jaguars Back At Practice, Thinking Of Collier
• October 20, 2008: Police: Bar Fight Prompted Shooting Of Jaguars' Player
• October 20, 2008: Police Make Arrest In Jaguars' Player Shooting
• October 14, 2008: Rel Rio: Collier Out Of Hospital, Recovering
• October 1, 2008: Woman With Collier On Night Of Shooting Says She Is Tormented
• September 30, 2008: College Honors Collier By Wearing His Number On Helmet
• September 30, 2008: Surgeon: Collier Paralyzed, Loses Left Leg
• September 10, 2008: Woman With Collier On Night Of Shooting Speaks Out
• September 9, 2008: Teammates Add To Reward In Collier Shooting Case
• September 5, 2008: Report: Collier Making Gradual Improvement
• September 3, 2008: Jaguars Tackle Critical After Shooting