Junior Seau dead at 43

[Dwade03]

Some sites are saying suicide, wow....R.I.P


edit, didn't see it being discussed in the offseason thread, apologies.

[JayMKE]

wow

almost has to be concussion related I imagine

RIP

[MikeIsGood]

Did he have concussion issues during his playing days? I do not recall. A quick google search didn't return much. Then again, it probably wasn't as well documented during his early years.

[RiotPunch]

Pretty sure he had multiple concussions during his playing days. He would often have migraines that lasted days after a game, which is an association with brain trauma. He also got concussed when he drove his car off a cliff in 2010, which may very well have been another suicide attempt.

Tragic stuff. The lawsuits against the NFL can only grow if these situations keep popping up.

[RiotPunch]

Wow, shotgun shot to the chest is how he did it. I wonder if he wanted to preserve his brain so studies can be done? That couldn't have been an instant death, what a way to go.

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

Why did this suddenly jump to concussion talk? Did I miss something?

[RiotPunch]

Why did this suddenly jump to concussion talk? Did I miss something?

It's just been speculated in articles out there that he had serious issues stemming from concussions he had suffered throughout his playing career and that it was the main reason he chose to end his life, as well as the way he chose to end it.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/eye-o ... shot-wound

The reported death of Seau draws comparisons to Dave Duerson. While it's too early to know whether Seau had similar intentions, Duerson purposefully shot himself in the chest in order to preserve his head for research. The former Bears standout suffered multiple concussions while playing in the league.

[MickeyDavis]

Loved watching him play

[Bucksfans1and2]

Wow, RIP

[emunney]

Terrible, terrible, terrible.

[BUCKnation]

Wow, really sad. RIP

[wichmae]

Wow, shotgun shot to the chest is how he did it. I wonder if he wanted to preserve his brain so studies can be done? That couldn't have been an instant death, what a way to go.

And yet morons like James Harrison and Lamar Woodley rip the NFL for suspending players for bounty gate. Things like this are why Roger Goodell is taking such a hard line. You never know how brain injuries turn out.

[chuckleslove]

http://deadspin.com/5867720/death-is-st ... 4-chargers

Add Seau to this list.

[RiotPunch]

http://deadspin.com/5867720/death-is-stalking-the-1994-chargers

Add Seau to this list.

9th member of the 1994 AFC Champ Chargers dead.

At least he didn't get struck by lightning twice like one of them.

Grendon beat you to the punch in another thread. Embarrassinggggggg!!


Seriously though, that it some freaky stuff about that '94 Chargers squad.

[chuckleslove]

Oh I saw his post in the other thread, I was just posting a link to the old article documenting how and when each of the first 7 died.

Who was the 8th and how did they go?