Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. (/ˈseɪ.aʊ/; SAY-ow; January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was an American professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL), mostly with the San Diego Chargers. Known for his passionate play,[1][2] he was a six-time first-team All-Pro, twelve-time Pro Bowl selection, and named to the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He was elected posthumously to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Originally from San Diego, California, Seau played college football for the USC Trojans, earning All-American honors in 1989. He was selected by the Chargers with the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL draft. Seau played for the Chargers for 13 seasons and led them to Super Bowl XXIX before being traded to the Miami Dolphins where he spent three years, and spent his last four seasons with the New England Patriots. After his retirement, his No. 55 was retired by the Chargers and he was inducted into their Hall of Fame.
Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest in 2012 at age 43. Later studies by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) concluded that Seau had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease that has also been found in other deceased former NFL players.[3][4] It is believed to be caused by repetitive head trauma, and can lead to conditions such as dementia, rage, and depression.[4]
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^Fainaru-Wada, Mark; Avila, Jim; Fainaru, Steve (January 9, 2013). "Doctors: Junior Seau's brain had CTE". ESPN. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013.
^ abEinbinder, Nicole (September 21, 2017). "Aaron Hernandez Found To Have Had "Severe" Case of CTE". Frontline. Public Broadcasting Station. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau Jr. (/ˈseɪ.aʊ/; SAY-ow; January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was an American professional football linebacker who played in the National...
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to "knock it off" during a locker-room interview and was led away by JuniorSeau and a team executive, during which he called Posner a "fucking bitch"...
NFL Alumni Spirit Award for community service 2005 – Recipient of the JuniorSeau Foundation "Legend of the Year Award" 2007 – Named to the Florida High...
for his performances with his first Pro Bowl nomination (together with JuniorSeau, he was one of only two Chargers so honored), as well as being named...
of those interviewed, JuniorSeau, bluntly said that such practices crossed the line into threatening a person's livelihood. (Seau would commit suicide...
2012). "JuniorSeau, Famed N.F.L. Linebacker, Dies at 43; Suicide Is Suspected". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 May 2012. "Former Charger JuniorSeau Commits...
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