R.I.P. Junior Seau 1969-2012

[SPTO]

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8 players from the 1994 Chargers Super Bowl team is now dead. Unreal stat.

Wow I didn't know that.

[bomberooski]

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I'm always torn with suicide stories when a man leaves behind 3 kids. Makes me sad and mad all at once.

Weird story.

[h4mbon3s]

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8 players from the 1994 Chargers Super Bowl team is now dead. Unreal stat.

It really makes you wonder about these head injuries...

Sad, sad news. RIP to one of the greatest.

[seasprite]

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Tragic news....RIP

[h4mbon3s]

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update from the TMZ article...

11:33 AM PDT -- Sources tell us ... Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

Back in 2011, former NFL star Dave Duerson shot himself in the chest ... and explained in his suicide note that he wanted his brain donated to a research center because he believed the blows he took to the head during his football career caused him to become mentally impaired.

sounds like it could be the same thing... CTE.

[Segagendude]

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Damn.........one of my favorite players too. Shocking...RIP.

[ubernoob]

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Wow. Stunned. A huge blow for the San Diego community.

I had just seen him walking his monstrous dog a month or two ago. Such a shame.

[Scott]

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Very sad day indeed.

[ScoobySnax]

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What in the world????

SMH. RIP, Junior. I'll never forget the glory days with you and Natrone Means.

[Illustrator76]

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Man, come on. Not like this (apparent suicide). WOW. One of my favorite football players ever along with Reggie White, who died way too soon as well.

[DaaBoTownSox]

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R.I.P. Junior.

I suspect the result will be drug related. Probably Roid/concussion related.

[OSUFan_88]

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Shot himself in the chest...

Did it to save his brain.

This is a serious disease people. I know you guys don't like the fact the NFL is trying to make this game safer, but how much more evidence do you need? These players have serious problems after playing and suffer from severe mental problems afterwards.

I loved Junior. He was easily my favorite defensive player for many years. Sad it ended like this.

[C the Lyte]

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*sigh*

Here we go...

Can we stop blaming head injuries and tying them in with suicides? Let's be honest, former athletes, especially super stars, have a really tough time with life after sports. Most can handle it, some cannot. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Seau had an issue or 2, ryte? I'm not saying that is the case here, but ppl here jumping to conclusions like that is, IMO, a bit ridiculous.

We don't even know if it was suicide (confirmed) yet.

That said, I hate it for his family and kids and wish them nothing but the very best in these trying times. Seau was a great player and a good man. I wish he could've at least seen himself get into the HoF.

[SPTO]

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Can we stop blaming head injuries and tying them in with suicides? Let's be honest, former athletes, especially super stars, have a really tough time with life after sports. Most can handle it, some cannot. Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe Seau had an issue or 2, ryte? I'm not saying that is the case here, but ppl here jumping to conclusions like that is, IMO, a bit ridiculous.
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This isn't really the thread for it but let me just say that when you've quite a number of players committing suicide or living very meager existences due to head trauma over the years than it's quite easy to "blame head injuries". What you say about athletes not being able to make the transition is true but most of those guys don't go out of their way to kill themselves but rather lose all their money or end up with other assorted problems.

That's all i'll say about that til we know more.

[h4mbon3s]

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the suicide has been confirmed, his housekeeper found him. He shot himself in the chest to save his brain, much like dave duerson did.