Junior Seau Found Dead
 

It's been reported that Junior Seau, former Charger great, was found dead in his home from an apparent suicide. My prayers go out to his family...

LINK

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Unreal. Very sad.

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I had read this earlier. I remember he tried to kill himself another time by driving his truck off a cliff or something like that. Very sad. I always wished we could have won him a ring while he was here in New England.

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Wow that is a shocker, hope the best for his family.

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Yup, very sad indeed. Studies are showing that multiple concussions lead to a much higher risk of suicide. Great player and well respected in New England. RIP

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Too bad, guy was a stud linebacker.

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Apparently the gunshot is in the chest, much like Dave Duerson. Dave "reportedly" did this so they could study his brain and the possibly effects from his years in the NFL....wonder if Mr. Seau was thinking the same thing.

Sad day, Seau was a monster on the field and I was big fan, dating back to his USC days....

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I wonder if these kinds of deals are just the PAIN and whatever the brain might also be doing?
I know Seau played too long, he was always touted on MNF as unbelievably still going strong, etc.
Not sure if he played too long for the money, the love of the game, or what. But I know getting out
of bed is no fun after that length of time in the hitting business.

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Very tragic. Prayers to his family.

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Very sad. He was one of my favorite players when i was grwoing up .

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I have a Seau jersey in my closet from when I was 10. Great guy, it seemed. Tragic loss...

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Apparently he shot himself in the chest so that an autopsy could be performed, perhaps identifying the underlying cause of his suicide. God help him and his family. The ones left behind are saddled with the guilt, pain and helplessness.

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Prayers for the family -- I cannot even begin to imagine how much pain it would take for me to consider suicide. It's a sad, sad situation.

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What an awful story. Take time to read the link, guys.
Normally I consider suicide a hugely selfish act. Depression is part of the CTE that he likely suffered from. Add all the other symptoms and he probably didn't have a clue what he was doing or why. If only his doctors and family could have helped him. In this case, he chose suicide but did it in a fashion so the post-mortem would help others.
I truly feel sad for him. He was a good man, and his Seau foundation helped so many kids. I hope his legacy will live on.

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My first thoughts exactly.

R.I.P., Mr. Seau.

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So sad to hear this today. He was a fantastic football player and great man.

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Very sad...I pray that something good comes from his death..hopefully it won't be in vain.

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Tragic.

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Even as a kid I always followed his career, even though I'm a Pats guy. When I heard about this today, I really had to sit down and let it sink in. I always looked at him as a great person and player. He always portrayed himself well, a great role model in my eyes. He will be missed by so many.

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Bummed to hear this, really enjoyed watching him play for the Fins

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+1. I remember when the Bengals WR Chris Henry died they did tests on him and it showed brain damage. Here is the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5333971

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X2 on the view of suicide normally. Depression is a b1tch, and when compounded by likely CTE, it's even worse. Short essay...depression will rob you of joy from the things that used to make you smile. It will cause you to have no motivation, and you won't know why. You can occasionally put on a happy face for people, but it's not real. The key is getting help. When you're a "tough guy" like he was, the likelihood of getting help drops a lot, because of the view that you're weak when you need help. Just my :2

That being said, RIP, Mr. Seau.

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I think Duerson left specific instructions that they include his brain in the Boston study.

I have to think with the other injuries he played through, Seau played through multiple concussions.