Junior Seau Apparently Takes Own Life

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Posted on Wed May 02, 2012 at 03:20:39 PM EST
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Boston Globe:

Junior Seau, a 43-year old 12-time NFL Pro Bowl linebacker, was found dead today in his home, the result of a gunshot wound, police confirmed. Police are investigating the shooting at the Oceanside, Calif., residence of the former New England Patriot and San Diego Chargers football star as a suicide. Police confirmed that Seau was found by his girlfriend at his beachfront home with a gunshot wound to his chest.

While the article references the suicide of Dave Duerson, regular readers know that I was a high school teammate of Andre Waters, the former Eagle, who also took his own life. The implications of an NFL career are believed to be related.

Condolences to the Seau family, and some hard thinking about professional football is in order.

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Just saw Marcellus Wiley on ESPN (5.00 / 2) (#5)
by Dadler on Wed May 02, 2012 at 03:45:27 PM EST

In tears, talking about being in such denial when he heard the news that he texted Junior in the hopes that he'd get an answer and that it was all just a hoax.

Talk about a player who fought through injuries. Guy dished out and took more punishment than any body should. And who knows what other injuries, concussions included, that we never knew about.

R.I.P.

Shame (5.00 / 1) (#9)
by ks on Wed May 02, 2012 at 04:44:51 PM EST

R.I.P. I'm surprised but not surprised. There seems to be a "dark period" a lot these guys enter shortly after their playing days that make them particularly vunerable to all sorts of bad outcomes. Condolences to his family.

I doubt all the damage is caused (none / 0) (#1)
by me only on Wed May 02, 2012 at 03:23:43 PM EST

by professional football. College football and high school football generates concussions as well.

This is so very sad. Seau is survived by (5.00 / 2) (#3)
by caseyOR on Wed May 02, 2012 at 03:33:13 PM EST

a daughter and two sons, all teenagers. My heart goes out to the family.

The NFL is, IMO, guilty of criminal neglect in the matter of player safety. The NFL has denied the danger to the long-term health of the players for way too long. And even now is doing way too little to mitigate this danger.

Yeah, sure, football is a dangerous sport. It doesn't have to be this dangerous, though. I, for one, am seriously rethinking my football fandom.


Ugh, his poor family (5.00 / 2) (#12)
by ruffian on Wed May 02, 2012 at 06:01:23 PM EST

So sad for everyone.

If football was at all involved I hope they find a way to get help to these guys.


Of course, his suicide may have nothing to do (none / 0) (#4)
by sarcastic unnamed one on Wed May 02, 2012 at 03:40:24 PM EST

with his NFL career. I assume there will be more information in the coming days.


: OK, probably