RIP Junior Seau

LiveFreeDie

TMZ is reporting retired NFL star Junior Seau is dead, and the police are investigating a shooting in his home:

NFL legend Junior Seau was found dead in his home in Oceanside, CA ... and cops are investigating a shooting ... multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

Cops are currently at Seau's home just outside San Diego. Seau was 43-years-old ... and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife.

Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowler and 6-time First-Team All-Pro, was selected fifth overall in the 1990 NFL draft after an outstanding collegiate career at USC. He played with the San Diego Chargers through the 2002 season, spent 2003-2005 with the Miami Dolphins, and then signed with the New England Patriots in time for the 2006 season. In New England's perfect regular season of 2007, he played in all 16 games and started four. Seau first retires after that season, only to come back and play in 2008 and 2009 before finally leaving the NFL for good.

"I'm going to go surf," he told Showtime upon his January, 2010 retirement announcement. Whatever happens, I can say, honestly say, that that probably was my last game."

Seau is the eighth member of the Chargers 1994 Super Bowl team to pass. We will keep you updated on this story as more news is confirmed.

RIP

OPP

Just heard on the radio. RIP

laurjohn2

According to the North County Times, Seau committed suicide. A San Diego television station, 10news, also reported it was a suicide.

FLAT

Rip

LiveFreeDie

According to several sources, police were called to the Oceanside home of former-Chargers-and-Patriots-linebacker Junior Seau around 10:00AM this morning. Police were dispatched when a 911 call was made reporting a possible suicide at Seau's residence. It was later reported that the coroner's office was dispatched as well.

A housekeeper found Junior Seau, dead in his home, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Oceanside's mayor and Police Chief have both confirmed the reports of his death. He was 43 and is survived by his ex-wife and 3 children.

Seau's family has said he exhibited no signs of depression recently, and even sent text messages to his ex-wife and each of his 3 children with "love you" yesterday; they all responded and suspected nothing was wrong.

If you'll recall, back in October 2010, Seau drove his Cadillac Escalade off a Carlsbad cliff following an arrest for domestic violence. Many speculated then that Seau was attempting to commit suicide, even though he came out of the crash with only cuts and bruises.

Junior Seau was a 12-time Pro Bowler, and 6-time All-Pro. He played 13 seasons with the San Diego Chargers before being traded to the Miami Dolphins, where he spent 3 years and announced his retirement. He then un-retired to play 3 more seasons with the New England Patriots.

This marks the 8th member of the 1994 Chargers Super Bowl team to pass.

The San Diego Chargers front office is aware of the shooting, but do not know of anything further; they've said "we pray he's okay."

This is a developing story. We'll updated it as we get more information.

UPDATE: North County Times is reporting that it was a self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. This seems eerily similar to Dave Duerson's suicide, where he asked that his brain be studied and was found to have a brain disease(probably caused by repeated concussions during his NFL career).


I guess he shot himself in the chest so his brain could be examined.

PrimalScream31

Sad news.

R.I.P.

Gazorpazorpfield

Sad story, more bad news for the NFL.

HOODS

Rip damn...

Tiger

Got to see him play, when I was stationed in San Diego, he was a beast out on the field!

R.I.P.

SATAN

i was listening to an attorney on the radio last week that said that the nfl is in a lot of trouble right now over concussions. according to him, there is an outside possibility that the league could be shut down. the reason it was being discussed was the bounty issue with the saints. his argument was that if they really do end up having civil suits filed based on the bounty issue, there is a real possibility that it could open a pandora's box of other legal issues regarding the ongoing mental health of league players. if they do find out that seau had trauma to his brain from concussions, things could get interesting. it's one thing for anonymous players to deal with it, but the more you see high-profile players suffering, the more likely it is that someone puts their foot down.

MarcTheFallen

Damn this is sad man

Seems like every week more and more bad news comes out of the NFL.

TiradesOfTruth

Damn RIP

NolaFree810

i was listening to an attorney on the radio last week that said that the nfl is in a lot of trouble right now over concussions. according to him, there is an outside possibility that the league could be shut down. the reason it was being discussed was the bounty issue with the saints. his argument was that if they really do end up having civil suits filed based on the bounty issue, there is a real possibility that it could open a pandora's box of other legal issues regarding the ongoing mental health of league players. if they do find out that seau had trauma to his brain from concussions, things could get interesting. it's one thing for anonymous players to deal with it, but the more you see high-profile players suffering, the more likely it is that someone puts their foot down.

its kind of the same stuff that happens to wrestlers... really sad stuff

Stratophony

R.I.P..... lost a good one today. He was always considered a hero here in San Diego; not just by what he did with the chargers but his vast charity and work with our local communities. A very sad day for SD indeed.

Adam

Damn R.I.P

mrAPE

I will never feel sympathy for someone who takes their own life.

*waits for shitstorm about how I'm heartless and don't understand mental illness*

MarcTheFallen

and don't understand mental illness*

Cause it's clear as day that you don't

NolaFree810

your not heartless but definitely ignorantand lackan ability to show empathy, which in itself, is mental illness

mrAPE

I believe I've been around and dealt with more shit involving suicides than I ever hope any of you have to go through.

NolaFree810

then you think youd be more educated than all of us on the matter...

mrAPE

It's hard for me to care about the selfishness of one when I have to pick of the pieces of those they left behind