Junior Seau Dead at 43

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lizzybeth said:
Maybe I misunderstood as I was getting ready for work while listening to the news, but wasn't his girlfriend with him at the time of his death? I think she's the one that called 911 so maybe she gave LE information that led them to believe it was a suicide.
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Yes, first it was reported the maid found him (I think this version is on Wiki), but it appears the girlfriend found him.

So sad :(

Mel
 
From Sam Mellinger in the Kansas City Star, one of the best of many similarly themed articles about Junior Seau's death and its possible causes:
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So, no. We don’t know the most critical answers around a tragic death. We don’t know if he had a brain injury, or whether there’s a connection between this tragic end and a legendary 20-year pro football career.

But we do know that football leads to concussions, and concussions can lead to depression, and depression can lead to suicide. The pattern is undeniable. We also know this chilling next paragraph to be true:

There is not only precedent for ex-football players killing themselves, but precedent for them doing it with a gunshot to the chest so their brains can be examined for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a form of brain damage related to blows to the head.

Think about that. It’s almost as though these former NFL players are teaching each other how to kill themselves without stunting the progress of science to hopefully learn more about an awful trend in which we are all conspirators.
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http://www.kansascity.com/2012/05/02/3589935/how-many-more-deaths-can-nfl-fans.html
 
Very sad to lose someone so young....rest in peace, Junior Seau and condolences to his family....but he was not the only one lost from that team of 1994:

Seau's death adds to dark legacy of championship team

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/sport/seau-death-chargers/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

(CNN) -- Grieving for a fellow player is, sadly, nothing new for members of the 1994 San Diego Chargers. Legendary linebacker Junior Seau, who was found dead Wednesday of an apparent suicide, is now the eighth player from that team to die.

The 1994 Chargers, a group of gritty overachievers, are the only edition of the team to make the Super Bowl. But instead of that feat being the team's legacy, many are wondering about the string of freakish deaths that have haunted the AFC championship team.

More at link....
 
The Associated Press ‏ @AP
BREAKING: San Diego County medical examiner's office rules Junior Seau's death a suicide
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AP tweeted it three minutes ago.
 
This is such a sad story. Last night Jr. Seau's suicide and life dominated our local news broadcasts. He was loved by just about every person in San Diego county. I have not heard one bad word about him. Grown men on the tv news last night were openly weeping when interviewed. It's heartbreaking.

Jr's friends in RL said he was always so positive, IF ONLY he'd told them he was depressed.

It's always those 'if onlys' that get you.

May Jr. Seau RIP and his family feel the love surrounding them at this difficult time. I can't type this without tearing up. What a tragedy.

fran
:rose::truce:
 
Junior Seau's Family Will Allow His Brain to Be Studied, and the NFL Holds Its Breath (thenation.com)
Today brings news that the family of Junior Seau, the former ten-time All-Pro NFL linebacker who took his own life earlier this week, will be donating his brain for study. They want to know if brain injuries sustained during Seau’s twenty-year career may have contributed to his suicide.

“The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they didn’t want to make any emotional decisions,” Chargers team chaplain Shawn Mitchell told the Los Angeles Times on Thursday night. “And when they came to a joint decision that absolutely this was the best thing, it was a natural occurrence for the Seau family to go forward.”
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much more at link above
 
25+ year San Diegan here - and I think that anyone that has lived here *knows* just how much Junior meant to San Diego.....

I think most of us women (and some of the men!) would admit to having a crush on Junior while he played with the Chargers. He was so charismatic, so charming, so enthusiastic.

When I think "Mr. San Diego" I think of 2 sports figures - Junior Seau and Tony Gwynn....

RIP Junior. We'll miss you.
 
http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/columns/jerry-sullivan/article840958.ece

Seau's death another jolt to the system
By Jerry Sullivan
News Senior Sports Columnist
Published:May 4, 2012, 12:12 AM

The image I can't shake is the one of Luisa Seau, sobbing uncontrollably outside her son's Oceanside, Calif., home Wednesday after Junior Seau was discovered with an apparent self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound to his chest.

"Take me. Take me, leave my son!" she cried. "But it's too late. It's too late."...
 
Hopefully this might answer some questions as to why.
His family is allowing to have his brain examined . I also read another article talking to and ex teammate Gary Plummer about concussions. Gary said over his 15years he had over 1000 varying from seeing stars to knocked out. And since Junior played 5 more years he is saying Jrs are more than likely close to 2000 of varying degrees. Juniors ex-wife also said she knows he had them he played football and no one escapes from them playing.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/04/seaus-family-decides-to-allow-brain-to-be-studied/
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Junior-Seau-plagued-by-insomnia-years-before-suicide-060112

Former NFL great Junior Seau, who committed suicide a month ago, suffered from insomnia for years and relied on prescription drugs to help him sleep, USA Today reported Friday.

At least four friends told USA Today they believed Seau took Ambien, or a generic form of the drug zolpidem.
The prescribing information for Ambien, approved by the FDA, warns that suicidal thoughts can be exhibited by depressed patients taking the class of drugs.
 
Ambien has dosage restrictions. I remember how upset I was that my elderly father's doctor prescribed it to him as a nightly med with NO mention of when to quit it. This was in the spring of 2003. I had a computer near my Dad and I researched the drug and got him OFF of it, pronto. Not sure what is established today some 9 years later, but you can read more at the following URLs:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000928/

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolpidem"]Zolpidem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

(Sorry, would have hyperlinked, but I'm just feeling too ... right now.)

~jmo~
 
Thursday, May 31, 2012 By Matt Thetonia


Junior Seau of the San Diego Chargers committed suicide on May 2. He was a retired veteran and was the eighth person to die from the Chargers Super Bowl team of 1994 before the age of 45. Seau lived in Oceanside, California and was found dead in his home by his girlfriend. Seau was one of the all time greats, being selected to 12 pro bowls in his 20 seasons as a professional football player. He played with three different teams including the New England Patriots for three years.
http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper...aperid/170/The_Tragic_End_of_Junior_Seau.aspx
 
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Junior-Seau-plagued-by-insomnia-years-before-suicide-060112

Former NFL great Junior Seau, who committed suicide a month ago, suffered from insomnia for years and relied on prescription drugs to help him sleep, USA Today reported Friday.

At least four friends told USA Today they believed Seau took Ambien, or a generic form of the drug zolpidem.
The prescribing information for Ambien, approved by the FDA, warns that suicidal thoughts can be exhibited by depressed patients taking the class of drugs.
 
There has to be another contributing factor to these brain problems, other than just hits. Steve Tasker played special teams for the Bills for at least twelve years and he was the gunner. He also returned punts. He was hit, and he hit guys as hard as he could and got what they could give. Yet he's a broadcaster and I met him a couple of years ago and he's fine.

Bruce Smith was a one man wrecking crew and I haven't seen anything about him.

Joe Delamielleure is a HOF offensive lineman who played in the 70's when helmet technology was less and he was hitting his helmet every play.

There are a lot of guys who retire and yet never suffer anything.

BTW, the argument is that players are bigger and stronger now. Steve Tasker is about 5'7ish and he was considered small back then and yet he's ok. I wonder what the other contributing factors are?
 
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