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Post Subject: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
 Posted: May 02, 2012 - 01:49 PM PST
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NFL legend Junior Seau was found dead in his home in Oceanside, CA ... and a law enforcement source at the scene tells us cops believe he shot himself.
Seau was 43-years-old ... and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife.
Cops are currently at Seau's home -- located in San Diego County -- and were seen talking with a man who was inside the house and appeared distraught.
We're told Seau sent text messages to his ex-wife and 3 kids yesterday saying, "Love you." We're told they all responded and didn't suspect anything was wrong. We're told he last saw his kids 3 weeks ago.
Sources close to Seau tell us family members didn't notice any signs of depression in recent weeks.
Seau was a beast in the NFL -- skyrocketing to fame thanks to his explosive play with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. The USC standout was selected in the first round of the NFL draft in 1990 and played in the league for 20 years.
Seau was involved in a car accident back in 2010 when he drove his SUV off a cliff in Carlsbad, CA hours after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Seau later said he was not trying to kill himself ... insisting he had fallen asleep at the wheel.
11:33 AM PDT -- Law enforcement sources tell us ... Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
Back in 2011, former NFL star Dave Duerson shot himself in the chest ... and explained in his suicide note that he wanted his brain donated to a research center because he believed the blows he took to the head during his football career caused him to become mentally impaired.
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 02:05 PM PST
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Oh man- this is just terrible- what a tragedy. Wasn't he commentating on NFL games just not too long ago? Poor guy- I still remember his days with the Trojans. RIP Junior Seau.  |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 03:12 PM PST
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| Wow that's just shocking. I haven't been this surprised by a sports death since Steve McNair was found dead. RIP. |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 04:07 PM PST
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James,
Sorry to see this thread. I will be honest, no early death of an athlete surprises me any longer. Nor suicides. It has become very obvious in the last decade that so many of these athletes just can't find happiness or contentment after the games stop. They also suffer physical and mental damage in their sports that depletes their quality of life.
One final observation: While these are men of iron consitution and will on the field, I have to say many are found wanting and soft off the field. Life is hard. Very, hard. And you have to be hard to survive. From many stories I have read, many of these guys, who could survive the hardest of hits against other players, who seem indestructable on the field, seem to fold up pretty fast when lifes realities start to hit them when the playing stops.
And interesting dichotomy.
On the football side, he had it all. A linebacker with intelligence, power and the speed of a panther. He could do anything a coach asked. He was iconic in appearance, with that short haircut, the mustache, and those huge arms and with flashy celebrations when he made good plays, which was often.
I remember the 1994 AFC Championship game in Pittsburgh, when the underdog Chargers beat my Steelers. Seau was all over the field and seemed to be involved in every tackle in single handedly (with a big assist from our pathetic QB Neil O’Donnell) stopping our offense.
The word great is used a lot these days. But it applies to what he did on the field. One of the best to ever play. |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 04:37 PM PST
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| Damn. I can't believe it. When someone in the sports or entertainment business dies, it's a surreal feeling. You can feel it. |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 05:20 PM PST
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Damn. I can't believe it. When someone in the sports or entertainment business dies, it's a surreal feeling. You can feel it.
Lakerdude,
Yes, there is something arresting when star dies young. I think part of it that in a fashion, once removed, we know them. Or at least think we do. And we observe their exploits over the years, they become linked with us, with our own memories of life, they become almost like a family member we never meet. But someone we share life and time with.
The other thing is stars seem a cut above us, once removed. They have it all: the money, the toys, the women, or the men, the best life has to offer at a whim. They seem almost like minor gods. Like sickness, depression, death, can't happen to them, at least while they are young. Not like it does to us normal people.
And when they die young, its seems unreal, impossible. But it is jarring reminder that anyone can and will die. Stars, gods, and us. |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 12:16 AM PST
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RIP.
Its crazy that 7 of his team members from his superbowl season have already passed all before the age of 45. |
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Post Subject: RE: TMZ: Junior Seau Dead - Cops Suspect Suicide
Posted: May 03, 2012 - 02:50 AM PST
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Vinny,
Yep, not a good stat. It says something. |
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