Junior Seau dead, probable suicide
 

North County Times reporting Seau "found dead by a housekeeper of a gunshot wound to the chest."

https://twitter.com/#!/LATimesfarmer...55054793560065


Junior Seau Dead Cops Investigating Shooting

Cops are currently at Seau's home just outside San Diego. Seau was 43-years-old ... and leaves behind 3 kids and an ex-wife.

Seau was a beast in the NFL -- skyrocketing to fame thanks to his explosive play with the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. The USC standout was selected in the first round of the NFL draft in 1990 and played in the league for 20 years.

Seau was involved in a car accident back in 2010 when he drove his SUV off a cliff in Carlsbad, CA hours after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend. Seau later said he was not trying to kill himself ... insisting he had fallen asleep at the wheel.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/02/junior-seau-dead/

Bring him in for a look?

John Goodman says "hi".

I heard it was a painful death. He say ow.

Shotgun formation?

Local news says (just a rumor) that he committed suicide.

LMAO

Maybe he could show Cassel the ropes.

WOW

BREAKING: Murder/Suicide with Ryan Leaf

Roids takes another

That guy posts that he's leaving the Planet....and then Seau kills himself?

****ING CP!!!

TMZ reporting he is dead.

http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/02/junior...ooting-police/

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/...at-seaus-home/




Kristina Davis


10:57 a.m., May 2, 2012

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Report of shooting at Seau’s home




OCEANSIDE — Oceanside police are responding to a report of a shooting at the beachfront home of former Chargers star Junior Seau Wednesday.

A 911 call reporting a possible suicide was made to police at 10 a.m., a dispatcher said.

Seau lives in a two-story home on the south end of The Strand.

A crowd that includes several Oceanside police officers has formed outside the house.

No further details were immediately available.

Brain damage.

Sources indicate Seau never recovered from Philip Rivers' fumbled snap last fall.

I'm not finding anything on ESPN.com

Seau it aint SO!

Mind blowing......

:eek: OMG! Not again!

That's sad.
God bless his family and friends.

What a bummer. Dude was a San Diego Icon. He's from my hometown (which he died in apparently) and my dad played HS ball with him.

This kinda sucks.

Typical Seau.... always having a blast

I guess he won't have to worry about going broke

I was listening to Rush Limbaugh on 95.7 here in SD, and it was interrupted with the Junior Seau news. They haven't said anything about a suicide yet. All they're saying is that there was a gunshot, and that rumors are that he's dead.

Damn.

Wow

Terrible news.

Ok, now the radio station is saying a probable suicide. Its sad if its true.

Evidence thought to be the result of buckshot turned out to be Norv Turner's neck.

Wow. I figured he'd be one to have enough star power to survive after football. I guess not. One of our long time opponents that I respected a lot. RIP

That's uncalled for. He needed that comment like he needed a hole in the head.

he was always a high caliber player

Craig Whelihan was unavailable for comment.

yet matt cassel lives

That's the real tragedy.

life is unfair like that sometimes

I hate to hear that. I wish people would keep perspective and realize life is worth living.

I'm not making jokes about this either.

He was a pretty damn good player for a long time and even though he was an eggo, I always respected his game.

It's too bad his personal life was obviously not as successful.

New CP rule: post this on every death thread.

According to 810, this would make him the EIGHTH member of their 94 Super Bowl team to have died...

Well...Bye.

Damn. That's crazy.

Creepy.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/j...at-home-050212

Police near San Diego responded to reports of a shooting Wednesday at the home of former NFL star Junior Seau, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

TMZ, citing multiple law enforcement sources, reported that Seau was found dead inside the home.

The report could not be immediately confirmed.

The 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker, aged 43, played for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots from 1990-2009.

I guess life was treating him pretty ruff.


...shit, wrong thread.

This.

I wonder if, to SD fans, this is like DT's death was to Chiefs fans? That was a blow, so I feel for them if so.

Damn. Dude was a monster in his prime.

People that commit suicide always piss me off. So freakin selfish. I feel for his kids and other family members left behind. I always hated but respected him when he was a charger. Having said that, I guess this is the last time he'll be droppin the BOOM on someone

Yeah, I just said that to one of my friends, that it would be pretty much the same deal for them.

nice.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/team/SD

by Dan McLellan, CBSSports.com

Former Chargers LB Junior Seau was found dead in his home in Oceanside, Calif., on Wednesday, according to a North County Times source. The death appears to be gun related.

At least he went out with a bang?

Yeah - haha to puns, but this probably isn't too cool for CP members like Buck and Gadzooks.

LMAO

I like these pun threads for some reason, then feel guilty afterwards.

Nothing cool about this, even if he did play for a divisional rival. Still seems like many details are unknown.

Guess he must have put too much emphasis in his identity in being a football player. Probably not the first time he tried to off himself, as he drove off a cliff in 2010 but claimed he fell asleep behind the wheel. What kind of curse is there in the '94 Chargers?

It was funny, until the news was verified real.

**** this and **** all of you for making jokes.


How funny would it have been to have a pun thread when DT died? It wouldn't have been.

Sad. Hell of a player.

One of the more iconic jerseys of the 90s.

http://www.fans911.com/pic/201111291690542-28388.jpg

agree...

Yeah, I think under the circumstances they're in rather poor taste, but it just comes with the territory.

Sorry Buck, gonna delete mine.

The Planet's in a weird mood. If it weren't for the speculation and stuff before he was confirmed dead I doubt we would have been making jokes. Plus we're still hot on the dog thread.

Either way, RIP Junior. His career was one I hated, but also one I deeply respected and admired.

RIP

Totally agree. Let's sticky this thread as a prayer request for them. It has to be tragic to find out one of your favorite football players was eaten by a dog.

Al Qaeda revenge for Bin Ladens death

Absolutely. Sorry Buck.

I'd be hesitant to make fun if the guy died tragically in a fire or car accident or something. But, he offed himself. What a prick. Sorry, but I've just never thought that I should feel sympathy for someone that takes the greatest gift of all and throws it away, ruining it for countless others at the same time.

Not surprising with some of the high schoolers that post on this board.

DTs death was hard to take and I would never wish that on any athlete, but John Elway, a hasty death. Seau sure was fun to watch. Great intensity.

All the best, Buck.

Gunshot to the chest. Which means he preserved his brain, allowing it to be studied.

There is starting to be more and more evidence that constant small trauma to the brain is cumulative and can create pretty significant problems at a relatively young age. I've read that it can lead to depression, so it's possible that is the case here.

In other news Buck, if you lose 1 more pound, you will be honoring Seau with your weight loss.

Holy crap that was funny. Sorry, maybe I'm a heartless piece of shit, but that was funny. right?

People have strange reactions to suicides.

DT got and gets trashed on opposing fans boards...not that it matters

i wouldn't waste time feeling self-righteous because of quite common message board behavior when you could spend that time remembering a player you cared about...

This blows my mind

RIP Jr. was a great player. Sad end.