Former New England Patriot linebacker, Junior Seau was found dead in his home from an apparent suicide.
http://abcnews.go.co...47#.T6Gjrb-Ay6w
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Junior Seau found dead
Started by Williamsfan301, May 02 2012 09:15 PM
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:15 PM
"So this is how liberty dies; with thunderous applause" - Padme Amidala
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 09:18 PM
Craziest part of that article:
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Multiple former NFL players have committed suicide in recent years possibly as a result of brain injuries, including former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson, who also shot himself in the chest, ex-Pittsburgh Steelers offensive lineman Terry Long, and Philadelphia Eagles defensive back Andre Waters.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:04 PM
It was a really hot topic here in Chicago when Duerson did that, especially with Ditka advocating for former NFL players with injuries.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:13 PM
Not to mention that 8 members of the '94 World Champion Chargers team are all dead.
To die so young is tragic. To take ones own life because the lingering pain from playing a physically brutal game is too much to bear is just....I don't know what to call it because I know nothing that compares.
Rest in peace.
To die so young is tragic. To take ones own life because the lingering pain from playing a physically brutal game is too much to bear is just....I don't know what to call it because I know nothing that compares.
Rest in peace.
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Posted 02 May 2012 - 10:50 PM
Not to mention that 8 members of the '94 World Champion Chargers team are all dead.
AFC Champions, They got killed by the 49ers in the Super Bowl. Er, maybe not the right metaphor.
Still, it's crazy how so many members of that team are no longer with us. Football is starting to look like pro wrestling in the high number of young, sudden deaths. They do similar things to their bodies.
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 12:42 AM
You are right. Yahoo! Sports said "Seau is the eighth member of the Chargers' 1994 Super Bowl team to pass." My brain assigned victory where none was earned.
And so many people playing or discussing the game fail to take escapades like "Bountygate" seriously. Here was a coordinated effort to put healthy players into an injured state. Who is to say the injured players wouldn't be so badly crippled or in such pain that they wouldn't follow Junior Seau to an early grave?
And so many people playing or discussing the game fail to take escapades like "Bountygate" seriously. Here was a coordinated effort to put healthy players into an injured state. Who is to say the injured players wouldn't be so badly crippled or in such pain that they wouldn't follow Junior Seau to an early grave?
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Posted 03 May 2012 - 07:23 PM
The NFL is going to be in some serious trouble. The lackadaisical way they treated concussions is now killing guys and its only going to get worse for them. The whole hardline stance against hard hits has been a nice pr move, but with such a popular player as Seau now dead in conjunction likely with post concussion syndrome the general public is now definitely taking notice.
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Posted 09 May 2012 - 02:03 AM
The last I heard his family was having second chances about donating his brain to science. It would be a shame if they withheld it. Don't let his death be for nothing, the medical community, and the NFL, would benefit from that research.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 08:33 AM
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 02:19 PM
Once again, we are all humbled by the dignity and grace you show for the dead. Good form, putz.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 02:26 PM
Not cool at all. Grow up.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 02:45 PM
I apologize to Wojo for going to far.
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 02:46 PM
Thanks Stefan for the retraction.
OH God, Joe is posting again, someone hand me my pills!
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
"You're not John Conner, I saw you die, said Kyle". "I was only injured, replied John". "No, your injuries were too severe, you died. Look at you, where are your injuries? You're, you're a Terminator." "Kyle, its still me, yes my body was beyond repair, but my essence is here." He points to his head. "No John". Kyle raised his pulse rifle and aimed it at John but before he could fire, John fired first. Knocked to the ground Kyle looked up at the Terminator in the form of the man he once idolized. All hope was lost. "If you kill me how will you ever be born?" "Thats a good question Kyle, all this time we've focus on Sarah, on John, when had we known the it was you we should have targeted all along." John pointed his rifle at Kyle's face. "The resistance is finished, the battle is won. We the machines are the victors, salvation is ours." Kyle never heard the second shot.
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