Junior Seau’s Family Sues NFL
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The family of Junior Seau has filed a lawsuit against the NFL on Wednesday. They claim the former linebacker’s suicide was the result of a brain disease that was caused by years of violent hits while play…
Junior Seau’s Family Sues NFL
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The family of Junior Seau has filed a lawsuit against the NFL on Wednesday. They claim the former linebacker’s suicide was the result of a brain disease that was caused by years of violent hits while play…
Exclusive: Junior Seau Suffered Brain Disease from NFL Hits
Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A team of scientists who analyzed the brain tissue of renowned NFL linebacker Junior Seau after his suicide last year have concluded the football player suffered a debilitating brain disease like…
Exclusive: Junior Seau Suffered Brain Disease from NFL Hits
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A team of scientists who analyzed the brain tissue of renowned NFL linebacker Junior Seau after his suicide last year have concluded the football player suffered a debilitating brain disease likely caused by tw…
Junior Seau: Safety Debate Continues as Family Delays Brain Donation
Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The family of Junior Seau, the NFL football star who died last week, is now reconsidering donating his brain to science, backing off their decision last week to let his brain be examined for sig…
Junior Seau’s Family Donates His Brain to Science
Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Junior Seau’s family plans to donate his brain to science, San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell announced Thursday evening.While Seau’s family has said it is not looking to discover anythi…
Ex-NFL Players Sue League for Ignoring Dangers of Concussions
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Coming on the heels of former San Diego Charger Junior Seau’s suicide, more than 100 former football players filed a lawsuit Thursday that alleges the National Football League (NFL) deliberately misled them ab…
Junior Seau’s Death Ruled A Suicide
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — Junior Seau’s death has been classified as a suicide by the San Diego County medical examiner’s office.
An autopsy Thursday confirmed that the former NFL linebacker died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the m…
Junior Seau’s Death Ruled a Suicide by San Diego County Coroner
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The San Diego County Coroner has ruled former longtime NFL linebacker Junior Seau’s death a suicide, according to a news release.Seau, 43, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound of the chest Wednesd…
Junior Seau’s Death: Is There a Brain Injury Link?
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The circumstances coming to light about the death of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau may highlight what some doctors see as a growing link between head trauma, mental illness and suicide, a connection that h…
Former NFL Star Junior Seau Found Dead
Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(OCEANSIDE, Calif.) — Former longtime NFL linebacker Junior Seau was found dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday at his Oceanside, Calif., home, and authorities are investigating his death as a suicide. He was 43. At a press c…