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He always seemed like a good guy. Reports like the long tweet from above confirm it. He is more of what the NFL needs: charismatic, friendly, a good person, and a hell of a player. RIP
Junior Seau Found Dead
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Just tragic news. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family, loved ones and friends.
Considering the gunshot was to the chest, kinda makes you think he is intending for his brain to be examined for concussion damage. Could not stand him in college, based on where he played. But the guy played hard, played clean, and played at an amazingly high level for so many years.
RIP Junior Seau. You were one of the all time greats.
Considering the gunshot was to the chest, kinda makes you think he is intending for his brain to be examined for concussion damage. Could not stand him in college, based on where he played. But the guy played hard, played clean, and played at an amazingly high level for so many years.
RIP Junior Seau. You were one of the all time greats.
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Very sad.
RIP Junior.
RIP Junior.
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One of my favorite Line Backers growing up. I will miss #55 for sure... Really hate it for both him and his family.
If they "officially tie these suicides back to head trauma in the NFL (or football in general), what should we expect moving forward? Will football end as we know it? We will see newer more technologically advanced helmets? Shorter Careers? What are you guys thinking?
By the way, I'm not asking if they will end football, but what changes may come about?
If they "officially tie these suicides back to head trauma in the NFL (or football in general), what should we expect moving forward? Will football end as we know it? We will see newer more technologically advanced helmets? Shorter Careers? What are you guys thinking?
By the way, I'm not asking if they will end football, but what changes may come about?
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Grahambo
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The NFL has been making changes the past few years but as you see, it's too late for a lot of the old timers. Hard to tell right now how it will affect guys because a lot are still young.
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Guns serve and protect their owners.
Think of guns as you think of a penis.
You could do very bad things with it.
But you don't. Or shouldn't.
And if you didn't have one and the guy you're fighting does, you still lose...
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Sounds as though he had some troubles after his playing days... too bad...
makes me think though... it could be my myopic focus on the game and that era, but a lot of guys from ND and SC from the mid 80s to mid 90s have met some violent or early ends...
makes me think though... it could be my myopic focus on the game and that era, but a lot of guys from ND and SC from the mid 80s to mid 90s have met some violent or early ends...
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What horrible news.
My sister lives in Encinitas and is a teacher in Oceanside (has been for 18 years), in a school with extremely poor children. She sent me this text today:
My sister lives in Encinitas and is a teacher in Oceanside (has been for 18 years), in a school with extremely poor children. She sent me this text today:
My buddy went to he University of San Diego, and I went to visit him years ago out there. We went to Jr Seau's restaurant/bar to watch the Sunday football games, and Seau was there (as he was there a lot, according to people). Came to our table to greet us, and was genuinely a great guy (to us). Patrons say he was like that to everyone. Horrible, horrible news...
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Maybe Manti should change his number to 55 this year.
RIP Junior Seau
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I just have to say growing up as a kid, one of the first computer games I ever owned was:
And I picked Junior to be on my team. Every. Single. Time.
Duerson and now Seau. Damn. Can't stop thinking about this.
And I picked Junior to be on my team. Every. Single. Time.
Duerson and now Seau. Damn. Can't stop thinking about this.
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Junior Seau's family sues NFL
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court in San Diego, blames the NFL for its "acts or omissions" that hid the dangers of repetitive blows to the head. It says Seau developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from those hits, and accuses the NFL of deliberately ignoring and concealing evidence of the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries.
Seau died at age 43 of a self-inflicted gunshot in May. He was diagnosed with CTE, based on posthumous tests, earlier this month.
An Associated Press review in November found that more than 3,800 players have sued the NFL over head injuries in at least 175 cases as the concussion issue has gained attention in recent years. More than 100 of the concussion lawsuits have been brought together before U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody in Philadelphia.
"Our attorneys will review it and respond to the claims appropriately through the court," the NFL said in a statement Wednesday.
Helmet manufacturer Riddell Inc., also is being sued by the Seaus, who say Riddell was "negligent in their design, testing, assembly, manufacture, marketing, and engineering of the helmets" used by NFL players. The suit says the helmets were unreasonably dangerous and unsafe.
Seau was one of the best linebackers during his 20 seasons in the NFL. He retired in 2009.
"We were saddened to learn that Junior, a loving father and teammate, suffered from CTE," the family said in a statement released to the AP. "While Junior always expected to have aches and pains from his playing days, none of us ever fathomed that he would suffer a debilitating brain disease that would cause him to leave us too soon.
"We know this lawsuit will not bring back Junior. But it will send a message that the NFL needs to care for its former players, acknowledge its decades of deception on the issue of head injuries and player safety, and make the game safer for future generations."
Plaintiffs are listed as Gina Seau, Junior's ex-wife; Junior's children Tyler, Sydney, Jake and Hunter, and Bette Hoffman, trustee of Seau's estate.
The lawsuit accuses the league of glorifying the violence in pro football, and creating the impression that delivering big hits "is a badge of courage which does not seriously threaten one's health."
It singles out NFL Films and some of its videos for promoting the brutality of the game.
"In 1993's 'NFL Rocks,' Junior Seau offered his opinion on the measure of a punishing hit: 'If I can feel some dizziness, I know that guy is feeling double (that),' " the suit says.
The NFL consistently has denied allegations similar to those in the lawsuit.
"The NFL, both directly and in partnership with the NIH, Centers for Disease Control and other leading organizations, is committed to supporting a wide range of independent medical and scientific research that will both address CTE and promote the long-term health and safety of athletes at all levels," the league told the AP after it was revealed Seau had CTE.
The lawsuit claims money was behind the NFL's actions.
"The NFL knew or suspected that any rule changes that sought to recognize that link (to brain disease) and the health risk to NFL players would impose an economic cost that would significantly and adversely change the profit margins enjoyed by the NFL and its teams," the Seaus said in the suit.
The National Institutes of Health, based in Bethesda, Md., studied three unidentified brains, one of which was Seau's, and said the findings on Seau were similar to autopsies of people "with exposure to repetitive head injuries."
"It was important to us to get to the bottom of this, the truth," Gina Seau told the AP then. "And now that it has been conclusively determined from every expert that he had obviously had CTE, we just hope it is taken more seriously. You can't deny it exists, and it is hard to deny there is a link between head trauma and CTE. There's such strong evidence correlating head trauma and collisions and CTE."
In the final years of his life, Seau went through wild behavior swings, according to Gina and to 23-year-old son, Tyler. There also were signs of irrationality, forgetfulness, insomnia and depression.
"He emotionally detached himself and would kind of 'go away' for a little bit," Tyler Seau said. "And then the depression and things like that. It started to progressively get worse."
Junior Seau's family files wrongful death suit vs. NFL - ESPN
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL, claiming the former linebacker's suicide was the result of brain disease caused by violent hits he sustained while playing football.
The wrongful death lawsuit, filed Wednesday in California Superior Court in San Diego, blames the NFL for its "acts or omissions" that hid the dangers of repetitive blows to the head. It says Seau developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) from those hits, and accuses the NFL of deliberately ignoring and concealing evidence of the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries.
Seau died at age 43 of a self-inflicted gunshot in May. He was diagnosed with CTE, based on posthumous tests, earlier this month.
An Associated Press review in November found that more than 3,800 players have sued the NFL over head injuries in at least 175 cases as the concussion issue has gained attention in recent years. More than 100 of the concussion lawsuits have been brought together before U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody in Philadelphia.
"Our attorneys will review it and respond to the claims appropriately through the court," the NFL said in a statement Wednesday.
Helmet manufacturer Riddell Inc., also is being sued by the Seaus, who say Riddell was "negligent in their design, testing, assembly, manufacture, marketing, and engineering of the helmets" used by NFL players. The suit says the helmets were unreasonably dangerous and unsafe.
Seau was one of the best linebackers during his 20 seasons in the NFL. He retired in 2009.
"We were saddened to learn that Junior, a loving father and teammate, suffered from CTE," the family said in a statement released to the AP. "While Junior always expected to have aches and pains from his playing days, none of us ever fathomed that he would suffer a debilitating brain disease that would cause him to leave us too soon.
"We know this lawsuit will not bring back Junior. But it will send a message that the NFL needs to care for its former players, acknowledge its decades of deception on the issue of head injuries and player safety, and make the game safer for future generations."
Plaintiffs are listed as Gina Seau, Junior's ex-wife; Junior's children Tyler, Sydney, Jake and Hunter, and Bette Hoffman, trustee of Seau's estate.
The lawsuit accuses the league of glorifying the violence in pro football, and creating the impression that delivering big hits "is a badge of courage which does not seriously threaten one's health."
It singles out NFL Films and some of its videos for promoting the brutality of the game.
"In 1993's 'NFL Rocks,' Junior Seau offered his opinion on the measure of a punishing hit: 'If I can feel some dizziness, I know that guy is feeling double (that),' " the suit says.
The NFL consistently has denied allegations similar to those in the lawsuit.
"The NFL, both directly and in partnership with the NIH, Centers for Disease Control and other leading organizations, is committed to supporting a wide range of independent medical and scientific research that will both address CTE and promote the long-term health and safety of athletes at all levels," the league told the AP after it was revealed Seau had CTE.
The lawsuit claims money was behind the NFL's actions.
"The NFL knew or suspected that any rule changes that sought to recognize that link (to brain disease) and the health risk to NFL players would impose an economic cost that would significantly and adversely change the profit margins enjoyed by the NFL and its teams," the Seaus said in the suit.
The National Institutes of Health, based in Bethesda, Md., studied three unidentified brains, one of which was Seau's, and said the findings on Seau were similar to autopsies of people "with exposure to repetitive head injuries."
"It was important to us to get to the bottom of this, the truth," Gina Seau told the AP then. "And now that it has been conclusively determined from every expert that he had obviously had CTE, we just hope it is taken more seriously. You can't deny it exists, and it is hard to deny there is a link between head trauma and CTE. There's such strong evidence correlating head trauma and collisions and CTE."
In the final years of his life, Seau went through wild behavior swings, according to Gina and to 23-year-old son, Tyler. There also were signs of irrationality, forgetfulness, insomnia and depression.
"He emotionally detached himself and would kind of 'go away' for a little bit," Tyler Seau said. "And then the depression and things like that. It started to progressively get worse."
Junior Seau's family files wrongful death suit vs. NFL - ESPN