Junior Seau Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Chest, Like Dave Duerson

All, NFL Ty Duffy May 2nd. 2012, 3:02pm

The North County Times is reporting Junior Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. This undoubtedly will draw comparisons to former NFL player Dave Duerson, who suspected he was suffering the symptoms of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and wanted to leave his brain intact.

This wasn’t Seau’s first erratic incident. On October 18 2010, Seau was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence and released from police custody at 3:20 am. He was found later that morning after having driven his Cadillac Escalade off a cliff. He claimed to have been asleep at the wheel.

It is premature to draw any conclusions, but if a star of Seau’s stature and recent vintage was suffering from C.T.E. that could radically alter public perception.

[Photo via Getty]

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41 Responses to “Junior Seau Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Chest, Like Dave Duerson”

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Milk Steak To Go Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:06 PM
It is premature to draw any conclusions
Since when?
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José Ovechkin Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:07 PM
This wasn’t Seau’s first erratic incident
Nor his last
/probably his last.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:09 PM
A former Center County DA not bringing charges aginst Jerry Sandusky
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spencer096 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:09 PM
It is premature to draw any conclusions
rub one out beforehand and youll be fine next time.
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Milk Steak To Go Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Draw your own conclusions, etc.
Wasn’t that on TBL recently?
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cracker jack Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Nor his last
/probably his last.
Damn it, you guys have got to stop making me laugh about this. I’m up to owing God about 10 Hail Mary’s.
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Ben80123 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Damn it, you guys have got to stop making me laugh about this. I’m up to owing God about 10 Hail Mary’s.
Since I think you can say one in about 15 seconds, that’s not much.
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vajayjay redick Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:11 PM
How the hell did he survive driving his car off a cliff?
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St. Bear Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:12 PM
It is premature to draw any conclusions, but if a star of Seau’s stature and recent vintage was suffering from C.T.E. that could radically alter public perception.
It is premature to draw any conclusions, but I’m going to draw a conclusion.
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:12 PM
about 10 Hail Mary’s.
finger those beads cj
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ms621 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:12 PM
rub one out beforehand and youll be fine next time.
Or wear multiple condoms.
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cracker jack Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Since I think you can say one in about 15 seconds, that’s not much.
Yeah, true. Probably more like 100.
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ms621 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Damn it, you guys have got to stop making me laugh about this. I’m up to owing God about 10 Hail Mary’s.
That’s it? That’s only two sections of a rosary and you would be skipping the Our Father.
/Catholic
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:14 PM
that duerson post was me against the world
then lisk joined me in the foxhole
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spencer096 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 PM
i owe the flying spaghetti monster fifteen meatballs and some parmesan cheese.
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Seven Different Kinds Of WhatHaveYa Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:15 PM
i can barely remember all of it, but i’m a Our Father kinda guy
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cracker jack Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Fine, I’ll do 10 fucking rosaries!
/1 more for the cursing
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PurdueMatt Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Deadspin just posted another Sarah Phillips update. She and Nilesj Prasad scammed people when they both worked at T-Mobile in 2010
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sousedbergin Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Can we still have kickoffs in Madden? Maybe with a cheat code.
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St. Bear Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Damn it, you guys have got to stop making me laugh about this. I’m up to owing God about 10 Hail Mary’s.
This guy says forget about the rosary, just buy him a beer, and you’re cool.
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Fine, I’ll do 10 fucking rosaries!
/1 more for the cursing
Go on….
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Mike NYC Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:21 PM
It is premature to draw any conclusions
Excepting the headline and lede, of course.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:21 PM
Or wear multiple condoms.
I rather stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.
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fluffy_bunny_feet Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:22 PM
/busts out Jump to Conclusions Mat.
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sousedbergin Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:23 PM
I rather stick my dick in the mashed potatoes
Anal with an Irish Girl? Who wouldn’t!
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ms621 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:24 PM
I rather stick my dick in the mashed potatoes.
They have to be warm though. If mashed potatoes cool off too much, they get kind of hard.
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spencer096 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:24 PM
/busts out Jump to Conclusions Mat.
//double knots strength shoes
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spencer096 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:24 PM
They have to be warm though. If mashed potatoes cool off too much, they get kind of hard.
these potatoes are kinda gross…why’d the chef use two types of gravy?
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reggie_dunlap Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM
TMZ reporting that Donovan McNabb has shot himself in the foot after unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide.
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ms621 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM
I rather stick my dick in the mashed potatoes
Anal with an Irish Girl? Who wouldn’t!
That must be a meme amongst the Queen’s subjects. Hadn’t heard that one before.
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St. Bear Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM
It is premature to draw any conclusions
Excepting the headline and lede, of course.
Don’t worry Mike, I’m on it.
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KingGrizz Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:26 PM
Nilesj Prasad
I feel like this is some sort of anagram
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VladimirCrouton Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:31 PM
Deadspin just posted another Sarah Phillips update. She and Nilesj Prasad scammed people when they both worked at T-Mobile in 2010
Book ‘em boys.
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scripty Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:32 PM
10 rosaries is called a novena.
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Glass Yard Dog Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Fine, I’ll do 10 fucking rosaries!
/1 more for the cursing
Better make it a novena, cj.
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fluffy_bunny_feet Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:33 PM
and wanted to leave his brain intact.
We are speaking of a man who willingly rammed his noggin into other NFL players for 13 plus years and drove his car off a cliff. I doubt there’s anything intact.
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scripty Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:35 PM
I think thats Nilesh, with the j as a typo, no?
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sousedbergin Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:36 PM
That must be a meme amongst the Queen’s subjects. Hadn’t heard that one before.
Brand new I think?
And if you ever call me a Queen’s subject whilst I’m commentating, I’ll cut your fucking jacobs off.
/Brick Top’d
//Overtly sensitive internet tough guy’d
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ms621 Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:41 PM
And if you ever call me a Queen’s subject whilst I’m commentating, I’ll cut your fucking jacobs off.
Well she’s on your money. And doesn’t your passport say ‘subject’? I know British passports do.
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St. Bear Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 3:43 PM
Well she’s on your money. And doesn’t your passport say ‘subject’? I know British passports do.
Queens and ducks. What a country.
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Cristobalm Says:
May 2nd, 2012 at 4:12 PM
And the race is on to see who will get the brain. This was maybe the third thought that popped into my mind when I first read about it.
I wonder if in thirty years or so, only poor or kids of lesser means will be the only ones still playing football because soccer moms won’t let their little rug rats play the sport if there are other non-brain-killing options.