Junior Seau Found Dead

[zbikowski88]

Junior Seau -- Cops Investigating Shooting Involving NFL Star | TMZ.com

Cops in Oceanside, CA are investigating a possible shooting involving former NFL star Junior Seau ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

We spoke with an investigator in the coroner's office .. who told us they got a call to respond to the scene ... though the details surrounding the situation are still unclear.

Cops are currently at a residence where 43-year-old Junior is believed to be staying.

People in law enforcement are telling us Junior Seau is dead ... but we are unable to confirm that right now.

RIP Junior Seau, you were one of my favorite players to watch.

 

[Grahambo]

Bruce Feldman ‏ @BFeldmanCBS
Whoa. RT @JimmyTraina: TMZ now confirms Junior Seau was found dead. Cops investigating a shooting

 

[Irish2015]

Wikipedia is also claiming he died today.

 

[SaltyND24]

wooooow...I seriously can't believe this. RIP Junior!

 

[Irish Fam]

Terrible.

R.I.P

 

[Irish2015]

RIP Junior Seau

 

[Grahambo]

First Air McNair and now him...SMH..head injury related?

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

They say guns make a polite society..

sad to hear.

 

[Grahambo]

Eerie:

Bruce Feldman ‏ @BFeldmanCBS
RT @SI_LeeJenkins Junior Seau is the eighth member of the Chargers '94 Super Bowl team to pass.

 

[FLDomer]

RIP. Terrible

 

[BeauBenken]

Prayers.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

Another former football player taking his own life...

 

[Bobias]

Another former football player taking his own life...

That or homicide. RIP Junior.

 

[GoldenIsThyFame]

That or homicide. RIP Junior.

It was a suicide. And just like Dave Duerson, he shot himself in the chest so his brain could be studied.

 

[IrishJayhawk]

It was a suicide. And just like Dave Duerson he shot himself in the chest so his brain could be studied.

Awful. RIP

 

[Irish2015]

It's been over a half hour and ESPN still has not reported it. I guess they're waiting for confirmation?

 

[Irishnuke]

Espn saying nothing is confirmed yet. This isn't the least bit surprising. Guys life has been spiraling out of control on recent years. Guy tried to kill himself before. Sad, but not surprising.

 

[Irishnuke]

San Diego Union Tribune confirmed it.

 

[HawaiianIrish]

SEAU helped bridge the gap for Polynesian Football players... Thank You Junior.... May you rest in Peace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Irish8248]

He was a monster on the field -- one of my childhood heroes -- tragically missed

RIP #55

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Tragic. RIP.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Never forget how happy I was when the Giants ruined the Patriots perfect season, and then how sad I was after seeing a warrior like Seau laying on the field face down in tears. The guy deserved a ring for sure, may he R.I.P.

 

[clashmore_mike]

"@EOlsen69: Wow this is a tough one.. When I was a frosh in HS Junior Seau worked the Jay Fiedler Football camp and at the end of one of the days he... Challenged any1 to a 1 on 1. Being one of the 'big' kids, I was volunteered by my buddies and went up in front of the whole camp to face... This monster of a man. Shaking in my cleats, he gave me a wink before a coach gave the cadence. He let me pancake him. And he sold it too... I can't even tell you how good I felt at that moment; it changed me forever. The whole camp cheered for me, a chubby kid that didn't know...If he even liked football. From then on I was addicted. All thanks 2 this 10 time all-pro that felt like making some snot-nosed kid's day...Doesn't seem like much but it meant a lot to me. Sorry for the essay just had to share. RIP Junior I'll never forget what you did for me."

 

[Count_on_Me]

Rest in Peace ... Prayers

 

[irishpat183]

What a bummer...one of the good guys to watch on Sunday's. One of the truly great football players of all time.

Thoughts and prayers.....you can rest now.

 

[Redbar]

Wow. Terribly sorry to hear this. Prayers are with the entire Seau family and of course with Junior.

 

[BeauBenken]

"@EOlsen69: Wow this is a tough one.. When I was a frosh in HS Junior Seau worked the Jay Fiedler Football camp and at the end of one of the days he... Challenged any1 to a 1 on 1. Being one of the 'big' kids, I was volunteered by my buddies and went up in front of the whole camp to face... This monster of a man. Shaking in my cleats, he gave me a wink before a coach gave the cadence. He let me pancake him. And he sold it too... I can't even tell you how good I felt at that moment; it changed me forever. The whole camp cheered for me, a chubby kid that didn't know...If he even liked football. From then on I was addicted. All thanks 2 this 10 time all-pro that felt like making some snot-nosed kid's day...Doesn't seem like much but it meant a lot to me. Sorry for the essay just had to share. RIP Junior I'll never forget what you did for me."

A touching story. Thanks for posting it. I wouldn't have ever seen it.

 

[ChiRish]

This is shocking. RIP Junior. What a great player, and from all accounts, a great person.

Maybe people won't be as up in arms with the bounty suspensions. Head injuries and the like are a serious issue. Player safety should be the foremost concern of the NFL. A league shouldn't have former players killing themselves like this.

 

[phgreek]

...man this is horrible. RIP JR.

Must have been a horrible place for him....just horrible.

 

[ndcoltsfan2010]

This is shocking and so sad. He was my all-time favorite NFL linebacker. Just devastating. RIP and God Bless his family.