| Junior Seau |
Wed, 02 May 2012 12:26  |
 Marty Otto
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Wow this is some sad stuff.
Junior Seau, a 12-time NFL Pro Bowl linebacker, was found dead today in his home.
Police are currently investigating the shooting at the Oceanside, Calif., home of the former New England Patriot and San Diego Charger's football star. According to multiple reports, Seau committed suicide, found by his girlfriend at his beachfront home with a gunshot wound to his chest.
The Chargers released a statement on Seau's death:
Everyone at the Chargers is in complete shock and disbelief right now...We ask everyone to stop what they're doing and send their prayers to Junior and his family.
"He was a local hero -- he certainly gave back to the community and to the youth through his Junior Seau Foundation," Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood told the North County Times. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends."
If it is confirmed that Seau shot himself in the chest, it is similar to the way former Chicago Bears defensive back Dave Duerson committed suicide. Duerson shot himself in the chest on Feb. 17 -- the method used so that his brain could be examined for symptoms of CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy), a trauma-induced disease common to NFL players and others who have received repeated blows to the head.
Several Patriots have released statements on Seau on Twitter, including Chad Ochocinco:
"My prayers and condolences to the family of one of the NFL's greatest linebackers to ever play the game ... Junior Seau ... RIP"
Seau's All-Pro NFL career spanned 19 seasons. He was drafted No. 5 overall in the 1990 draft out of the University of Southern California, and played 12 stellar seasons for the San Diego Chargers. He was named an all-pro 10 times and to the Pro Bowl all 12 years he was with the Chargers. In 1994, he was named the AFC Player of the Year.
In October 2010, problems in Seau's personal life surfaced when he drove his SUV off an embankment in Carlsbad, Calif., and was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Seau told police he fell asleep hours after he was arrested on a felony domestic violence allegation and released.
In 2003, Seau was traded to the Miami Dolphins, but was released in March 2006. He was limited in his time with the Dolphins because of torn pectoral muscle.
Seau announced his retirement from football in 2006, but then days later was picked up by the Patriots. He went on to start 10 of 11 games played in the 2006 season before breaking his arm.
Seau, whose full name is Tiaina Baul Seau Jr., last played for the Patriots in 2009. He announced his intention to retire again in 2010.
In his career, he tallied 1,849 tackles and 56.5 sacks.
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| Re: Junior Seau |
Fri, 04 May 2012 11:54  |
Marty Otto
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"The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they didn't want to make any emotional decisions," Mitchell told The Times on Thursday night. "And when they came to a joint decision that absolutely this was the best thing, it was a natural occurrence for the Seau family to go forward."
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Mitchell said the family came to the decision to allow Seau's brain to be studied "to help other individuals down the road."
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