Reply With QuoteI posted this in the NFL thread and the dead pool thread over an hour ago.
http://www.boston.com/sports/blogs/t..._junior_s.htmlReports: Former Patriots linebacker Junior Seau dead
Print Posted by Staff May 2, 2012 02:15 PM
Former Patriots linebacker Junior Seau is reportedly dead after committing suicide, according to multiple reports. (Matthew J. Lee / Globe file photo)
By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff
Former football player Junior Seau was found dead in his home, according to a report from TMZ.
Police are investigating a shooting at the former New England Patriot and San Diego Charger's home in Oceanside, Calif., according to multiple reports.
Seau, whose full name is Tiaina Baul Seau Jr., last played for the Patriots in 2009.
According to multiple reports, Seau committed suicide, found by a housekeeper at his beachfront home with a gunshot chest
The Charges released a statement saying they had not been informed of his death and that "we pray he's OK."
Seau's All-Pro NFL career spanned 19 seasons. He was drafted No. 5 overall in the 1990 draft out of the University of Southern California, and played 12 stellar seasons for the San Diego Chargers. He was named an all-pro 10 times and to the Pro Bowl all 12 years he was with the Chargers. In 1994, he was named the AFC Player of the Year.
In October 2010, problems in Seau's personal life surfaced when he drove his SUV off an embankment in Carlsbad, Calif., and was hospitalized with minor injuries.
Seau told police he fell asleep hours after he was arrested on a felony domestic violence allegation and released.
In 2003, Seau was traded to the Miami Dolphins, but was released in March 2006. He was limited in his time with the Dolphins because of torn pectoral muscle.
Seau announced his retirement from football in 2006, but then days later was picked up by the Patriots. He went on to start 10 of 11 games played in the 2006 season before breaking his arm. He announced his intention to retire again in 2010.
In his career, he tallied 1,849 tackles and 56.5 sacks.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
I posted this in the NFL thread and the dead pool thread over an hour ago.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
Congratulations.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
I know. I posted about it before any media outlets.Originally Posted by The Mad Monk
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
His burger place sucked and was over priced. Still, as a former sports star he didn't have to actually run anything and instead they just paid him money to allow them to use his name.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
I wouldn't have pegged you as a fan of TMZ.
"We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work...After eight years of this Administration, we have just as much unemployment as when we started... And an enormous debt to boot!" — Henry Morgenthau, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Treasury secretary, 1941.
Not everything is about your eating preferences, Oerdin.
Nor is everything destined solely to an existing thread, Al.
This is where I first got the news and I appreciate it. Things don't have tone in an ambiguously titled. Thread like your birthday thread from. Ben. Grow up wlile you grow old.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Well, to be fair, he was trying to expand it beyond sports, considering there is a forum for sports stuff.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)
I'm wondering how many non-Americans even know who this guy is? I don't think I've heard the name before today.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Yeah, never heard of the dude.
We should've had a thread on the world champion 26 year old swimmer who died of a heart attack jerking off in the shower. Much more newsworthy.
We should have started a thread when Wheel's death was announced.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Something tells me this place won't be long for the world now though you never know.
http://www.seau.com/
The one thing I'll give them is they did have a ****ing GIANT projection screen to watch the game on.
If you weren't a patriots or chargers fan (or just a die hard football fan in general) then you likely never heard of him.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
No. Junior Seau was one of the greatest linebackers of all time, a definite Hall of Famer, who was one of those players that all football fans just liked, no matter your favorite team. He was also one of the first Polynesian NFL stars.
You don't have to be a die hard fan to know about Junior Seau; just a fan in general.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
He only played for 20 years. Even the most casual fan probably is familiar with the name.
As far as non-Americans, so what? Canada probably has a lot more knowledge of moose crap, but I don't.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
I'm in the amateur business of knowing who "celebrities" are and I contend this guy just didn't try hard enough. He had to off himself to get noticed.
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Damn. Bad news all around.
Scouse Git (2) LaFayette Adam Smith and Solomwi you will be missed
"They'd rather their children all died then ever pay a penny more in taxes." Oerdin on OK.
I doubt there's many football players non-Americans are really aware of to begin with.I'm in the amateur business of knowing who "celebrities" are and I contend this guy just didn't try hard enough. He had to off himself to get noticed.
A little over a year ago, the NFL did a series on the top 100 NFL players of all time. They also had a top 100 determined by fan vote. How many of these names from the fan top-10 do you not recognize?
1. Jerry Rice 2. Joe Montana 3. Walter Payton 4. Barry Sanders 5. Peyton Manning 6. Brett Favre 7. Dan Marino 8. John Elway 9. Jim Brown 10. Emmitt Smith.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
All.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
"Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
rip
His restaurant/sports bar isn't even a very good place to go catch a game because the place is just giant with the acoustics of an old warehouse so you're more likely to hear the drunk group next to you being loud than you are to hear what's going on in the game. Worse, the best tables (right in front of the screen) are VIP only so unless you feel like paying $18 for a rather bland subpar burger with crappy pre-cut frozen fries which they reheated than you get stuffed into the far corner. It's no wonder none of the locals go there and instead they survive off of swindling visiting sports fans and tourists.
Before they did the remodel to add in the "VIP area" they just had a bunch of tables spread out across the floor in a geometric pattern so it had all the charm of a college cafeteria but at least you could actually get a seat in front of the screen back then (though you still couldn't hear ****).
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
The man is dead but you feel it appropriate to use this time to post a negative review on his restaurant. Really?
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
Hmm, he killed himself so it's obvious he didn't care what other people think least of all his family or fans.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
He didn't kill himself. You heard it here first.
Who shoots themselves in the chest?
"Foof." - Sasquatch.
Let's see what the autopsy says about chronic traumatic encephalopathy from his playing days. He's the second retired NFL player to commit suicide in the past two weeks and there's a growing litany of former players who have committed suicide or died recklessly and autopsy results showed they suffered severe neurological damage (Dave Duerson, Chris Henry, Justin Strzelczyk, Andre Waters, etc. etc.)
Junior, Ray Easterling, and Dave Duerson all committed suicide by shooting themselves in the chest. Duerson even left a suicide note asking for his brain to be examined.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
Underachievers?He didn't kill himself. You heard it here first.
Who shoots themselves in the chest?
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/junio...ection=1206833
His mother is understandably upset at the press conference.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
Why is his mother holding a press conference?
"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
"I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain
Good question.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
"A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself." - Joseph Pulitzer
NFL players who deal with concussion-induced neurological problems and want to preserve their brains for the autopsy.He didn't kill himself. You heard it here first.
Who shoots themselves in the chest?
It's possible Seau was doing what Dave Duerson did last year:
Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson also committed suicide a year ago, shooting himself in the chest after having made arrangements to donate his brain to the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University's School of Medicine. A researcher determined Duerson suffered from a "moderately advanced" case of chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The study indicated the damage to Duerson's brain affected his judgment, inhibition, impulse control, mood and memory.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
Let's not forget that in 2010, Junior Seau ran his SUV over a cliff in a suspected suicide attempt but survived.
"Flutie was better than Kelly, Elway, Esiason and Cunningham." - Ben Kenobi
"I have nothing against Wilson, but he's nowhere near the same calibre of QB as Flutie. Flutie threw for 5k+ yards in the CFL." -Ben Kenobi
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