Junior Seau dead in apparent suicide. Media is blaming head injury. Do you think there is a link?
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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 has come to the
forefront of sports safety research in the last decade.
Seau was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest at his home in Oceanside, Calif. Wednesday morning.
If Seau did indeed commit suicide, his death would bear a resemblance to
that of other athletes in hard-hitting sports, including Chicago Bears
football player Dave Duerson. Duerson shot himself in the chest in
February of last year.
Seau played in the NFL for 20 years for the San Diego Chargers, Miami
Dolphins and New England Patriots. On Wednesday, Chargers Chaplain Shawn
Mitchell told ABCNews.com that Seau died of a "self-inflicted gunshot
wound to the chest this morning." Seau was 43 and leaves behind three
children and an ex-wife, Gina Deboer.
Read More: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/junior-seau-dead-case...
I've had three sports-related concussions (ice hockey -- yes, it gets rough for us girls sometimes too), and I've had some of the symptoms of PCS, although they're not affecting me that much these days. I've just become better at managing them, I think.
And I've never had any thoughts of suicide, but yeah, many people with multiple head injuries do.
Rather, as I stand back and look at this, I think it might be more about a fairly young guy, who's no longer hearing the roar of the crowd in a coliseum. Fame and fan approval.....being part of something elite is a powerful drug. And then, there are also the steroids and other drugs that they take to enhance performance to get to that level. The media might do better to look in these other directions if you ask me.
In any event, this was very sad news. He was my favorite player and a geniunely good guy who was very devoted to his mom and to his community. RIP Junior.
The ex-linebacker's girlfriend found the NFL legend with a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that police received a call to 911 at 9:35 a.m. reporting a possible suicide, per Oceanside police Chief Frank McCoy. Officers found Seau in a bedroom with a gunshot wound to the chest, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Reports indicate that a gun was found by Seau's side. Seau's death was first reported by TMZ.
I'm sorry He had to end his life this way....he must be going thorough rough time or depression can be anything that cause him to end it...
I went to USC with the guy so I am sad to hear about it.
RIP Junior and God Bless
You will be missed