Junior Seau Confirmed Dead

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by NYCskinfan82

Will never happen I know you should never say never but theres to much $$$$$ in this game/business.

Sure there will be a movement.

There's big money in the energy industries and there are still insane radical activists protesting to ban every type of energy that's not from the clouds or sun...and energy is much more of a necessity in life than sports.

Some groups want to ban meat. Others, religion.


There will definitely be a liberal movement to ban sports someday, if there's not a quiet one going on already, but we'll crush them. It will never be allowed to happen. Even Congress would not allow it. They think sports are so important that they're spending our tax money right now in an unnecessary trial to see if a pitcher lied about cheating in baseball. They understand the social and economic importance of sports, that's why they're always meddling in it to do what they THINK is good for the sports.

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I read that he is now the 8th member of the Chargers SB Team in 94 to have died.. Weird

Death Is Stalking The 1994 Chargers

Death Is Stalking The 1994 Chargers

It is the plot of the least likely Final Destination sequel ever: members of the 1994 AFC Champion Chargers have been dying premature deaths. Even more premature than the average CTE-doomed football player: with Lew Bush's death last week, seven players from that Super Bowl team have passed away before the age of 45.
• Five months after that Super Bowl, LB David Griggs drove his car off a freeway ramp and slammed into a sign pole. Subsequent tests would show that his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
• In 1996, RB Rodney Culver and his wife were aboard ValuJet FLight 592 from Miami to Atlanta when it crashed into the Everglades, killing all on board.
• In 1998, LB Doug Miller was struck by lightning while camping in Colorado. CPR was being performed on Miller when he was struck again by a second bolt.
• In 2008, C Curtis Whitley was found dead in his trailer in Texas. Whitley had a history of substance abuse and had twice been suspended by the NFL, and toxicology results pointed to an accidental overdose.
• Also in 2008, DE Chris Mims was discovered facedown on the bathroom floor of his Los Angeles apartment. An autopsy revealed an enlarged heart, and Mims weighed 456 pounds at his death.
• Earlier this year, DT Shawn Lee died from cardiac arrest brought on by years of complications with diabetes.
• On Thursday, Bush suffered a heart attack at his home in San Diego. Since retiring in 2002, friends say he had struggled with his weight.
A combination of freak accidents and typical post-football life demises. This is a statistical anomaly, not the spectral fingers of death personified plucking Bobby Ross's squad from this mortal plane. Still: football is a really, really dangerous game.
Update (May 2, 2012): Junior Seau is dead, an apparent suicide.

[CRedskinsRule]

So, can we get people to stop talking about Goodell making this a pansy league? There are a lot of good clean hits even without headshots and other things.

No one wants to see there favorite NFL star committing suicide in his 40's regardless of what team they root for.

Good luck to his family as they deal with this tragedy

[skinsfan69]

Sadly Seau tried to kill himself a while ago by running his car over a cliff while he was driving. Can't confirm this but I've got a close friend out in SD who told me that Seau couldn't get over a real bad break up w/ someone. That's apparently why he tried to kill himself in the car. Not sure if it was his wife or not but obviously he fell into a deep depression after this break up. Sucks...he has 3 kids.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Sadly Seau tried to kill himself a while ago by running his car over a cliff while he was driving. Can't confirm this but I've got a close friend out in SD who told me that Seau couldn't get over a real bad break up w/ someone. That's apparently why he tried to kill himself in the car. Not sure if it was his wife or not but obviously he fell into a deep depression after this break up. Sucks...he has 3 kids.

Wasn't he charged with domestic violence the same day he "fell asleep at the wheel" and drove off a cliff

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wasn't he charged with domestic violence the same day he "fell asleep at the wheel" and drove off a cliff

I believe so.

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Wasn't he charged with domestic violence the same day he "fell asleep at the wheel" and drove off a cliff

thats a bad day

[mlmpetert]

Wow, extremely sad. Definitely one of the very bests. I can only hope the best for his family right now.

[skinsfan69]

Right now there is no proof that Seau killed himself cause of too many hits to the head. I know the media is going to jump on this but how about we let the facts come out before we start blaming this on head trauma.

[jamf]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Right now there is no proof that Seau killed himself cause of too many hits to the head. I know the media is going to jump on this but how about we let the facts come out before we start blaming this on head trauma.

I agree!
There weren't any indications that he had any brain issues (other than driving off a cliff).
We went through a divorce, custody battle and domestic issues with a 25 year old girlfriend.

My prayers go out to his family.

Some guys lose the fame, money and perks of being a super star and can't cope.
Look at a guy like Terrell Owens, he might have already tried to commit suicide because he claims to be broke and the nfl doesn't want him anymore.
T.O. assistant described pill overdose as suicide attempt in 911 call - NYPOST.com
He was definitely an attention whore so the only thing he has left is celebrity apprentice and dancing with the stars.
I hope someone can get TO some help before he tries to commit suicide again.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Right now there is no proof that Seau killed himself cause of too many hits to the head. I know the media is going to jump on this but how about we let the facts come out before we start blaming this on head trauma.

After 19 years of playing in the NFL, plus add a college and high school football career, I am fairly certain they are going to find brain trauma. Now is there a definitive test to prove this trauma led to his depression? Probably not. But the growing amount of similar cases is leading to a probable trend.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

After 19 years of playing in the NFL, plus add a college and high school football career, I am fairly certain they are going to find brain trauma. Now is there a definitive test to prove this trauma led to his depression? Probably not. But the growing amount of similar cases is leading to a probable trend.

I agree.

I don't think there's anything wrong with tossing that out there right now, considering how long he played like you said. In fact I think it would be a little naive to think it's not a strong possibility.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

After 19 years of playing in the NFL, plus add a college and high school football career, I am fairly certain they are going to find brain trauma. Now is there a definitive test to prove this trauma led to his depression? Probably not. But the growing amount of similar cases is leading to a probable trend.

But that may not be the actual reason he killed himself, even though the media will spin it that way. If he had head trauma that was bothering him then there's no way he could've played LB in the NFL til he was 40.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

But that may not be the actual reason he killed himself, even though the media will spin it that way. If he had head trauma that was bothering him then there's no way he could've played LB in the NFL til he was 40.

A) the media isn't spinning anything any way and B) yes he could have

[mlmpetert]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

A) the media isn't spinning anything any way and B) yes he could have

Yeah dudes play through extreme injuries all the time. Im sure major depression is one of the things near the top of that list.

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

But that may not be the actual reason he killed himself, even though the media will spin it that way. If he had head trauma that was bothering him then there's no way he could've played LB in the NFL til he was 40.

Of course it may not be the actual reason, because there is no definitive test or way of knowing for sure.
This situation kind of reminds me of the tobacco and lung, throat and mouth cancer situation before it could be proved.
There was no way back then to scientifically prove that a heavy smoker that died prematurely of lung cancer, died directly because he smoked two packs a day. The tobacco industry paid the $ price after it could be proved scientifically that smoking tobacco can cause cancer and lied about it or concealed the truth.
Brain trauma and its direct effects are much more difficult to prove. But it does not take a rocket scientist to see former a boxers that slurs his words and suffers from other motor skill issues to know getting hit on the head repeatedly for 19+ years is not a good thing. Just like inhaling smoke is also not a great idea. It is not that difficult of an assumption to make. Science will one day catch up to this question and will either prove or disprove this theory.