Junior Seau’s Brain Has Been Diagnosed With CTE
Junior Seau had Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy (CTE), the results of studies on his brain by the National Institutes of Health have revealed. Last year, the 43 year old Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest, just like Dave Duerson had done. Just like Duerson, the results of the brain autopsy revealed that he was suffering from the same brain condition as Duerson and several other deceased former NFL players who have had their brains studied.
His death less than a year ago sent shockwaves around the country and through the football community. Few players played in more games or embodied the ethos of the football player. We will never know exactly what causes any individual to commit suicide, and we won’t know in Junior’s case. The news that his brain was damaged, though, will continue to drive the debate and discussion about how the game needs to, and whether it really can, change.
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January 10th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
suicide by shooting himself
That is the post where we learned Wayne Fontes Safari has the ability to predict deaths of athletes.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Wow…seeing this story again brings back the sad feeling I had when I first read it in May of last year. Wasn’t a Charger fan or a Seau fan for that matter, but this story sucks. Just goes to show you that someone can appear happy on the surface but are troubled deep down. RIP sir
January 10th, 2013 at 10:06 AM
Truly sad stuff, never heard a bad word about Junior but his last few years after retiring was def very rocky for him.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:18 AM
Who’s got the brain of Junior Seau?
What’s it mean to us now. Yeah.
Pause, it sounds distrust.
But I can tell you this is no lie. Yeah.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
Yeah, trust.
You? You’ve been taught, whipped into shape, now they got you in line. Yeah.
Stand behind the stripes. There will be order, so give it a good mind there.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved. Woh.
And by name, the name they gave me, the name I’m letting go. Ahh.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
The whole world will be different soon.
The whole world will be relieved.
The whole world will be different soon.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:21 AM
Mole, whatever happened to your Gravatar?
January 10th, 2013 at 10:23 AM
not a popular opinion but that’s probably my second favorite pearl jam album
January 10th, 2013 at 10:24 AM
I am very much on board with that opinion.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:28 AM
You could have done “Where is my mind?” by the Pixies and changed even less of the lyrics.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Often times when free agents sign with the Lions, I can also predict the deaths of their careers.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Goddamn shame what they did to that kangaroo.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Ha! You must be more careful with your powers Mr. Fontes Safari.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:41 AM
Proposed edit to title of post: “Man who chose to dedicate his entire life to a violent sport that exposed him to unpredictable collisions at high speeds with some of the heaviest and strongest men in the world on a (near) daily basis for 20 years is linked to a condition that is caused by repeated trauma to the head.”
January 10th, 2013 at 10:42 AM
vs., yield, ten, vitalogy here
January 10th, 2013 at 10:44 AM
/Rugged Individualism
//No health care
///Freedooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmm!
January 10th, 2013 at 10:46 AM
I’d say about half of the people I know say Yield is #1 or #2. Given to Fly and In Hiding are both in my top five of theirs. The instrumental they built Given to Fly from on the PJ 20 release is cool.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:46 AM
/Rugged Individualism
//No health care
///Freedooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooommmm!
At least we don’t have some old tart who lives on the other side of an ocean on our currency.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Hilary is going on that trillion dollar coin bro.
January 10th, 2013 at 10:55 AM
Hilary is going on that trillion dollar coin bro.
Hilary > Elizabeth Windsor
/went there
January 10th, 2013 at 10:56 AM
Fully agree, Hilary in a landslide.
/Team morning beers
January 10th, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Elizabeth is likely to outlive Hilary at the rate things are going.
January 10th, 2013 at 1:13 PM
I didn’t mean to suggest this isn’t tragic. And very very sad. It clearly is. I meant only that it is not unexpected, and, thus, it strikes me as a bit false to be morally outraged by it after the fact. Especially when we all enable it by demanding more and more of it (with our checkbooks).