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Isitoveryet		2012-05-02 03:06:42 PM

In Oceanside & being bothered by the helicopter hovering overhead so i'm getting a kick...

no seriously, how about landing at the local air strip and drive down to his house, maybe save a bit in gas costs? maybe? huh?

WienerButt		2012-05-02 03:06:45 PM

It's on feaux news now.

SoCalSurfer		2012-05-02 03:06:51 PM

tmz > espn

4NSpy		2012-05-02 03:07:10 PM

Junior Senior's reaction to the news:

i.imgur.com

Skanque		2012-05-02 03:07:13 PM

PowerSlacker: ESPN comment hilarity ensues.

Now watching those comments roll in is simply hilarious.

Rising From Ashes		2012-05-02 03:07:15 PM

ESPN is obviously waiting for OFFICIAL confirmation and also probably putting all their packages and scripts together, as it's obvious he's dead at this point.

SoCalSurfer		2012-05-02 03:07:26 PM

Isitoveryet: In Oceanside & being bothered by the helicopter hovering overhead so i'm getting a kick...

no seriously, how about landing at the local air strip and drive down to his house, maybe save a bit in gas costs? maybe? huh?

is his house on the bay side or ocean side?

hulk hogan meat shoes		2012-05-02 03:08:33 PM

Hot girl/ugly and or fat friend dynamic going on now on SC.

TrainingWheelsNeeded		2012-05-02 03:08:47 PM

JohnBigBootay: TrainingWheelsNeeded: how is there not a kate upton dancing thread?

wait, what?

there is video of kate dancing in a bikini. It's a god bless America moment.

Winktologist		2012-05-02 03:09:02 PM

Mob-Doc: RIP JUNIOR SENIOR

GAHHHH beaten to the punch

WienerButt		2012-05-02 03:09:09 PM

WienerButt: It's on feaux news now.

Woops. Faux news. It's breaking news on there which is surprising considering they won't even televise Obama's speeches.

mentallo69		2012-05-02 03:10:14 PM

Looks like we have a case
4.bp.blogspot.com

of SeaUicide!

YEEEAHH!!!!

hdhale		2012-05-02 03:10:27 PM

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.

The man was fighting some inner demons me thinks. Could be head trauma and 'roids contributed, maybe not. Very sad regardless. Excellent player back in the day.

oh_please		2012-05-02 03:10:37 PM

Man, that's farked up...Junior was a hell of a player, just a farking BEAST. Carried my Chargers to the Super Bowl. I'm sad now.

bluorangefyre		2012-05-02 03:10:43 PM

I got into an argument with the NBC affiliate out of Albany, GA, about when this story was confirmed vs. when this story was first reported. Them: "TMZ didn't even confirm this 45 minutes ago." Me: "I don't trust TMZ any further than I can throw it, so I went to the ABC affiliate out of San Diego itself as soon as I heard."

Oh WALB, your derp will never cease to amaze me, even a thousand miles away from you.

dumbandilikeit		2012-05-02 03:10:47 PM

And now ESPN covers it live.

jmr61		2012-05-02 03:11:11 PM

WTF Indeed: This will not be good for the NFL brain damage lawsuits that are currently in the courts. The NFL will have to pay out A LOT of money soon.

Don't see the causal connection. Anectdotal but not causal.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-02 03:11:15 PM

ESPN just put up the banner, it's confirmed.

Rising From Ashes		2012-05-02 03:11:23 PM

ESPN on TV confirming he is dead.

WhitePac		2012-05-02 03:11:36 PM

Chad Ochocinco is sending out RIPs on twitter

Fuggin Bizzy		2012-05-02 03:12:00 PM

Skanque: PowerSlacker: ESPN comment hilarity ensues.

Now watching those comments roll in is simply hilarious.

I really don't care for ESPN's constantly-updating comment feed. It actually makes it hard to read with the comments jumping around constantly. It should update every minute or something - give me a chance to read a few comments that have already been posted.

topcon		2012-05-02 03:12:07 PM

Another headline could have been "Junior Say Ow."

hurdboy		2012-05-02 03:12:07 PM

SoCalSurfer: Yeah, no one expected them to upset the steelers that year

I didn't expect it, but I wasn't surprised, either. Good power inside power running game, QB who throws a good 15-25 out perfectly. Stillurhs didn't get better against those the next year, and it showed against Dallas.

//99 Rams would have turned those mid-90s Steelers teams into mincemeat.

browneye		2012-05-02 03:12:18 PM

It's being reported by MSNBC

SoCalSurfer		2012-05-02 03:12:38 PM

Police at the scene now retracting their statements saying it was a suicide

Firststepsadoozie		2012-05-02 03:12:50 PM

Probably the biggest sports celeb I've met.*
I met him at Dini's by the sea in Carlsbad about a week before Super bowl XXX.
He invited me and my crew of 5, and about 10 other guys at the bar to go down the street to play a pick up game that evolved into kill the man with the ball.
I was sore for days.

*I think he outranks Clete Boyer on the famous scale.

/csb

Cyberluddite		2012-05-02 03:13:16 PM

Giant Clown Shoe: [4.bp.blogspot.com image 320x320]
The natural consequence of our favorite bloodsport is often death.

/These guys die early. Sad but true.

I'm not sure I see what's "natural" about intentionally blowing your brains out with a gun.

themanuf		2012-05-02 03:13:17 PM

from dave duerson's wiki page: "On May 2, 2011 researcher neurologists at Boston University confirmed that he suffered from a neurodegenerative disease linked to concussions."

eerie

insert-generic-conspiracy-guy-here.jpg

/not saying it was aliens...

Coolkevin		2012-05-02 03:13:46 PM

RIP Junior Say-Oww

Brother_Mouzone		2012-05-02 03:13:53 PM

Say it aint Seau.

Lipspinach		2012-05-02 03:14:00 PM

Snotnose: Sorta met him once. Leaving a restaurant in Del Mar he got behind us in the valet line. I looked at him, he noticed, and I decided to leave him his privacy. What shocked me was he was a lot smaller in person than I imagined him to be.

Very sad story.

Yeah your CSB was pretty sad. As in lame.
Try & zaz it up next time will ya? Make something up, even, dammit!

dletter		2012-05-02 03:14:04 PM

Did ESPN.com take a long lunch break today?

EnderWiggnz		2012-05-02 03:14:10 PM

FreakinB: muck4doo: I don't get it. Why would someone with a HOF career, loads of money, hot babes wanting him, and fame commit suicide? Us schmuck fans don't have any of that, but we're not sitting there offing ourselves.

If the cause that people are guessing is correct, then it's the same reason that people can still have anxiety and depression even when they seem to have it all: A messed up brain is a messed up brain. No amount of money, fame, etc. can fix that.

i have a deep sympathy for depressed people with regards to suicide, but somehow, i suspect that his body being in constant pain from the constant beatings it received during his career, including both concussions and other physical injuries he suffered during his play time.

i'm a hardcore migraineur, and believe me, I've thought of going all Pi on myself when I'm in the middle of a 6 week banger. If he was looking at another 30-40 years of excruciating pain along with increased risk of parkinsons (or already suffering from parkinsons), I don't think that the usual "depression" assumption holds water.

And for those of you saying that they're afraid that the NFL may have to change/go away. GOOD. It should. It causes permanent physical damage to an incredibly large amount of the population, from pee-wee league through the NFL.

How on earth could the NFL pass an OSHA inspection? Armored wankball should go the fark away and only be talked about with onions on our belts.

Isitoveryet		2012-05-02 03:14:26 PM

SoCalSurfer: Isitoveryet: In Oceanside & being bothered by the helicopter hovering overhead so i'm getting a kick...

no seriously, how about landing at the local air strip and drive down to his house, maybe save a bit in gas costs? maybe? huh?

is his house on the bay side or ocean side?

Oceanside has a small marina/harbor no real bay to speak of, his house must be just south of the pier (or near the pier)

Kanemano		2012-05-02 03:14:40 PM

Goodbye Junior, to get over your death I watched this video Link

Robert1966		2012-05-02 03:14:44 PM

Nfl.com has it, but ESPN still doesn't. Idiots.

FlyingJ		2012-05-02 03:15:21 PM

sad Fight On, Petros from the "Petros & Money" Sports radio show was a Trojan, he always has good insights... static5.businessinsider.com

the biggest redneck here		2012-05-02 03:15:28 PM

dletter: So far I'm only seeing this on TMZ (not on ESPN yet)... but, if TMZ blows this, that will be a pretty big goof on their part, so, I'll assume they have some sort of inside police source that they are putting a scoop out on.

If this does prove to be a suicide, this will be the one that really gets peoples attention if it gets pinned back to head trauma issues like Duerson's did. Not that Dave Duerson wasn't a sad example, but, he didn't have the level of fame Seau did.

Yup. I've been saying it for the past few years: these guys are actual celebrities now, so when they start going full Duerson or getting on TV and talking like they've got a mouth full of marbles in their 40's the reaction the general public will have is going to be pretty stark. Seau played recently enough to fit into that mold, but he's just the first of many to come.

drkats		2012-05-02 03:16:48 PM

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aquigley		2012-05-02 03:16:49 PM

SoCalSurfer: Police at the scene now retracting their statements saying it was a suicide

okay, I laughed a little

CrazedHatter		2012-05-02 03:17:07 PM

And there is the banner on SI.com.

\Sad.

dletter		2012-05-02 03:17:21 PM

the biggest redneck here: or getting on TV and talking like they've got a mouth full of marbles in their 40's

upload.wikimedia.org

Whadba the heb you talbing ebot?

rocketpants		2012-05-02 03:17:21 PM

Meh.

BeerGraduate		2012-05-02 03:17:35 PM

SlothB77: [www.hellopro.fr image 500x500]

RIP: Seau
apparently Seau is french for bucket???

I hope he finished off his Seau list.

Rising From Ashes		2012-05-02 03:17:37 PM

And ESPN is talking about the Saints again.

lunchinlewis		2012-05-02 03:17:56 PM

muck4doo: This is depressing, but it pisses me off the guy had kids. He not only robbed his own life, but also robbed his kids of being the best dad he could be.

One of his sons is a top lacrosse recruit going to Duke.

facisto		2012-05-02 03:17:57 PM

Robert1966: Nfl.com has it, but ESPN still doesn't. Idiots.

Its on the headlines sidebar. The Saints Vilma suspension is still the main story.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7882750/former-nfl-linebacker-great - junior-seau-dies-43

muck4doo		2012-05-02 03:18:00 PM

EnderWiggnz: FreakinB: muck4doo: I don't get it. Why would someone with a HOF career, loads of money, hot babes wanting him, and fame commit suicide? Us schmuck fans don't have any of that, but we're not sitting there offing ourselves.

If the cause that people are guessing is correct, then it's the same reason that people can still have anxiety and depression even when they seem to have it all: A messed up brain is a messed up brain. No amount of money, fame, etc. can fix that.

i have a deep sympathy for depressed people with regards to suicide, but somehow, i suspect that his body being in constant pain from the constant beatings it received during his career, including both concussions and other physical injuries he suffered during his play time.

i'm a hardcore migraineur, and believe me, I've thought of going all Pi on myself when I'm in the middle of a 6 week banger. If he was looking at another 30-40 years of excruciating pain along with increased risk of parkinsons (or already suffering from parkinsons), I don't think that the usual "depression" assumption holds water.

And for those of you saying that they're afraid that the NFL may have to change/go away. GOOD. It should. It causes permanent physical damage to an incredibly large amount of the population, from pee-wee league through the NFL.

How on earth could the NFL pass an OSHA inspection? Armored wankball should go the fark away and only be talked about with onions on our belts.

Oh shut the hell up. More people die by automobile every year than die by football. Should we ban cars too?

Ray_Peranus		2012-05-02 03:19:09 PM

Bag of Hammers: Ray_Peranus: Samoans do NOT fark around...

/he's Samoan right?

Not anymore

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SoCalSurfer		2012-05-02 03:19:12 PM

Isitoveryet: SoCalSurfer: Isitoveryet: In Oceanside & being bothered by the helicopter hovering overhead so i'm getting a kick...

no seriously, how about landing at the local air strip and drive down to his house, maybe save a bit in gas costs? maybe? huh?

is his house on the bay side or ocean side?

Oceanside has a small marina/harbor no real bay to speak of, his house must be just south of the pier (or near the pier)

huh? His house is in coronado, i was asking if it was on the san diego bay side or the side facing the pacific.

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