[NFL Linebacker]Junior Seau Dead Cops Suspect Suicide

TMZ ^

[Perdogg]

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.

[dfwgator]

Sad, but not shocking.

[Perdogg]

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[SoFloFreeper]

I loved watching him play. Sad.

[BenLurkin]

Sad news.

[ColdOne]

OMG! Watched him play..sad

[newfreep]

Concussion related stories will soon follow....

[Buckeye McFrog]

That is really sad. Just saw that video again the other day of him prying Ryan Leaf off of that reporter.

[lazypadawan]

Tragic day for his family, dark day for Chargers fans.

[dfwgator]

The NFL has a real problem on its’ hands, if it turns out that Seau’s problems, which have gone back the past few years, were related to concussions.

[forgotten man]

OMG. Seau is dead and Todd Marinovich is still alive???
San Diego is in a state of shock. Seau was sqaured away. No history of drugs or crimes.

[dfwgator]

We’ll see, it will be curious to see what an autopsy will reveal.

[immadashell]

Concussion related stories will soon follow....

Or steroid induced depression.

[dfwgator]

Seau was sqaured away. No history of drugs or crimes.

From 2010......this was likely his first suicide attempt

Seau Released From Hospital After Driving SUV Off Cliff

[ScottinVA]

Very sad to hear... prayers up for his family..

[Puppage]

Makes sense. Remember when he drove his car off the cliff and survived and tried to play it off like it wasn’t a suicide attempt?

[onyx]

LORD HAVE MERCY.

As a SD native a lifetime Charger’s fan, he was a hero to kids and adults too.

[trisham]

Very sad. Just tragic.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-—San Diego is in a state of shock. Seau was sqaured away. No history of drugs or crimes.——

Seemed like a laid back surfer dude. Maybe financial problems?

[TSgt]

What a waste. Think of all the young folks who have died from cancer or young troops who never returned from war. This guy just pisses his life away.

[crosslink]

Seeing you are a SD fan do you know if he had a concussion issue? I pray for his kids and wife.

[The KG9 Kid]

Very sad.

Seau was just one of a long list of former Chargers who went on to greatness after leaving the Chargers. He was a very good player on a not so very good team.

[GSWarrior]

Just damn. I have followed his career since he was a standout at Oceanside High School. Prayers to his family and loved ones.

[eyedigress]

Might have an equally charged problem if it is brain damage from steroids. Sorry to see this happen, I enjoyed his game.

[LibWhacker]

That’s terrible. Great player. Very sad.

[onyx]

We would hear about marital difficulties, but then he went to other teams and I moved to Mississippi.

I’m so shocked. God rest his soul.

I remember the days when he gave so freely of his time to kids.

[rainee]

11:33 AM PDT — Law enforcement sources tell us ... Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

[dfwgator]

The steroids problem is fixable for the NFL, the concussion issue will be much tougher to fix without making drastic changes to the game.

[ColdOne]

I am a native Charger fan as well.....really sad isn’t it?

[gortklattu]

Some stars can’t hack live outside the spotlight. I wonder if that was a factor.

Very sad. I loved Seau, a true 100%’er.

[John W]

I don’t see how the game as we know it survives the concussion issue.

[Borges]

He is like the 8th member of the 1994 Chargers Championship team to die!

[eyedigress]

He was paid handsomely for those hits he delivered. His choice.

[ColdOne]

to the chest??????

[nuconvert]

He played for so long, football was probably his life.
Very sad.

[onyx]

Terribly sad and shocking. He had to have been troubled beyond his ability to cope. His poor children need our prayers. God bless them. Suicide is the final act of despair, but it sure leaves the loved ones empty.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Preserves the brain for analysis ala Dave Duerson.

[ColdOne]

I agree, warning signs where up a few years ago i think.

[InvisibleChurch]

Dave Duerson did the same saying he left his brain intact to be studied for the effects of concussions.

[rainee]

11:45 AM PDT — Cops will be giving a news conference about the situation any moment — we will be streaming the audio LIVE.

“to the chest??????”...
I know! wouldn’t have been instant right? sad..

[rainee]

11:45 AM PDT — Cops will be giving a news conference about the situation any moment — we will be streaming the audio LIVE.

“to the chest??????”...
I know! wouldn’t have been instant right? sad..

[big'ol_freeper]

Oh no. Terrible news. Very tragic and sad.

[rainee]

Live audio on TMZ..sorry, forgot to add!

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Seau died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

just a crazy theory - maybe he dealing with brain issues and wanted to save it his head from trauma so his brain could be examined.

[ColdOne]

thanks for link

[InvisibleChurch]

TMZ? This is like when the National Enquirer was breaking news on Clinton years ago.

[seanmerc]

So sad! So hard to believe, too. I just saw Junior at the San Diego Trojan Club dinner a couple of weeks ago. He looked great and made some very inspirational remarks. Hopefully more info will come out on what caused him to do this; I would like to understand it better.

[dfwgator]

Wonder if he left a note?

[forgotten man]

Maybe he had wife or girlfriend problems. I think that is why he drove his car off the road a couple years ago. I don’t understand it. A guy like him could always find another girlfriend.

[skimask]

How very sad. A standout linebacker as a Trojan and even better in the NFL.