Junior Seau reported found dead

[jalaram]

Holy crap, that is just sad, really really sad. Dude was only 43.

This! I hope there was a note or something to help understand what happened.

 

[Texashiker]

Whatever peace he was looking for, I hope he found it.

 

[terry107]

That makes 8 players from the '94 team dead.

 

[pelov]

Didn't he try to kill himself a couple of years ago by driving off a cliff?

Wow, I can't believe somebody else knew about this. But yes, he drove his car off a "cliff" and it fell like 10-20 feet down a ravine. Supposedly he wasn't drunk nor high nor distracted. My friend told me he saw it and he kinda just drove right off... lol

 

[notposting]

RIP. I grew up in San Diego, moved away while in HS around 93. He was one of the players who led them back from being a laughingstock to SB contenders.

 

[Drako]

Wow, I can't believe somebody else knew about this. But yes, he drove his car off a "cliff" and it fell like 10-20 feet down a ravine. Supposedly he wasn't drunk nor high nor distracted. My friend told me he saw it and he kinda just drove right off... lol

Yeah, he had been arrested for domestic abuse or something, and later got in his SUV and drove off a cliff. This was a couple of years ago.

 

[notposting]

That makes 8 players from the '94 team dead.

Holy shit. :thumbsdown:

 

[Insomniator]

What is wrong with people

 

[SP33Demon]

CTE does crazy stuff to your brain. Headshot.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Terrible news.

 

[rcpratt]

Apparently he shot himself in the chest, so his brain is intact...I'm sure whoever the NFL contracts to study these things will have plenty to look at.

 

[amdhunter]

Apparently he shot himself in the chest, so his brain is intact...I'm sure whoever the NFL contracts to study these things will have plenty to look at.

What the hell? Who shoots themselves in the chest to commit suicide? Accidental maybe?

 

[terry107]

Apparently he shot himself in the chest, so his brain is intact...I'm sure whoever the NFL contracts to study these things will have plenty to look at.

Same thing Dave Duerson did. This is a serious issue for the NFL.

 

[MotionMan]

Apparently he shot himself in the chest, so his brain is intact...I'm sure whoever the NFL contracts to study these things will have plenty to look at.

WTF? Who thinks of killing themselves by shooting in the CHEST?!?

MotionMan

 

[rcpratt]

What the hell? Who shoots themselves in the chest to commit suicide? Accidental maybe?

I'll go with "people who know that they're fucked up because of repeated head trauma, and want the world to be able to learn from that."

 

[Fausto]

What the hell? Who shoots themselves in the chest to commit suicide? Accidental maybe?

I'd imagine he intentionally did this so his brain could be studied.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

gaaah no :'(. I became a chargers fan because of the guy (growing up in LA, I had a huge contempt for both LA times).

Sigh, this sucks. RIP. He did so many great things for the local community too. baaaah :'(

 

[EvilYoda]

Apparently he shot himself in the chest, so his brain is intact...I'm sure whoever the NFL contracts to study these things will have plenty to look at.

Shit that's horrible...I mean, almost honorable in an odd way, donating his intact brain to research, but at the expense of possibly dying a slow painful death.

ugh.

 

[Fausto]

Shit that's horrible...I mean, almost honorable in an odd way, donating his intact brain to research, but at the expense of possibly dying a slow painful death.

ugh.

He probably figured "Well, I'm miserable, but maybe I can help prevent this from happening to future football players"

 

[terry107]

WTF? Who thinks of killing themselves by shooting in the CHEST?!?

MotionMan

Look up CTE. A lot of former players are being diagnosed with it and researchers need brains to study.

 

[BoomerD]

WTF? Who thinks of killing themselves by shooting in the CHEST?!?

MotionMan

From a TMZ report on the Junior Seau story:

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.

It's been suggested that Junior did the same thing...for the same reasons.

 

[SP33Demon]

From a TMZ report on the Junior Seau story:



It's been suggested that Junior did the same thing...for the same reasons.

Wow, if true that is highly commendable. I have no doubt that Seau had to have some CTE after some of the licks he'd put on guys. Also beating up his g/f was another surprise, noone expected that.

 

[Adrenaline]

WTF? Who thinks of killing themselves by shooting in the CHEST?!?

MotionMan

Get his brain studied or have an open casket.

ESPN just said it is official on their end. They heard it was him but would not confirm it until now.

 

[ViviTheMage]

no idea who he is was, but sad

 

[The_Dude8]

WTF? Who thinks of killing themselves by shooting in the CHEST?!?

MotionMan

the chest contains the heart as well.