Junior Seau is dead - Page 3

Canadian Bacon · 05-02-12, 05:27 PM

Congrats Pajiba you've out done arpeggi for most annoying person who posts in the sports forum

Junior

fumanstan · 05-02-12, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

Congrats Pajiba you've out done arpeggi for most annoying person who posts in the sports forum

Junior

Setzer · 05-02-12, 05:40 PM

Rip #55

TheNightFlier · 05-02-12, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

Congrats Pajiba you've out done arpeggi for most annoying person who posts in the sports forum

Junior

Seau was a great player and class act. I loved the Sports Jobs show that was on a year or so ago. RIP.

NORML54601 · 05-02-12, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pajiba

Been reading several sources which suggest Goodell had Seau murdered to take attention away from the fact that the NFL has refused to release the evidence they claim to have about the Saints bounty scandal. Wouldn't put it past the NFL or Goodell to do this. Developing...

MWB · 05-02-12, 05:53 PM

From Deadspin:

UPDATE #5: The New York Times' Greg Bishop is reporting that police did not find any suicide note from Seau.

PopcornTreeCt · 05-02-12, 06:27 PM

Quite shocked by this news. He was a pretty damn great player.

As for the comment about TMZ, well they're way more reliable than Twitter.

TomOpus · 05-02-12, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MWB

From Deadspin:

UPDATE #5: The New York Times' Greg Bishop is reporting that police did not find any suicide note from Seau.

NBC reported the same thing on Nightly News.

davidh777 · 05-02-12, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by MWB

From Deadspin:

UPDATE #5: The New York Times' Greg Bishop is reporting that police did not find any suicide note from Seau.

For some reason, I thought you were going to report an update on the Goodell murder conspiracy

rexinnih · 05-02-12, 07:24 PM

Grew up in San Diego and (trying hard to still be) a Chargers fan.

Will be missed. Thanks Junior. RIP.

asianxcore · 05-02-12, 07:38 PM

R.I.P. Junior

I'm glad I got to see him play in San Diego when I lived in Southern California for a little bit.

slymer · 05-02-12, 07:56 PM

Such a bummer

Lemdog · 05-02-12, 08:15 PM

Very Sad. RIP

wmansir · 05-02-12, 11:39 PM

RIP.

My most vivid memory of Junior has to be when he broke his arm in his first year with the Pats. The video is much like the Theismann leg break, just freaky to watch.

solipsta · 05-02-12, 11:48 PM

RIP. A great player.

twikoff · 05-03-12, 08:55 AM

that sucks.. always liked him...

speaking of which.. i like the new guy too.. he seems like he will make the sports forum more entertaining for awhile.. (at least a day or two, until he gets himself banned)..

brizz · 05-03-12, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by twikoff

that sucks.. always liked him...

speaking of which.. i like the new guy too.. he seems like he will make the sports forum more entertaining for awhile.. (at least a day or two, until he gets himself banned)..

i like to yell his usernamen in place of "Tequila!" when listening to the tequila song while pee wee herman is dancing on the bar.

PAJIBA!!!!!!

argh923 · 05-03-12, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pajiba

Been reading several sources which suggest Goodell had Seau murdered to take attention away from the fact that the NFL has refused to release the evidence they claim to have about the Saints bounty scandal. Wouldn't put it past the NFL or Goodell to do this. Developing...

Please go away.

madcougar · 05-03-12, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Pajiba

Why precisely is it lame? I wouldn't trust TMZ if they told me the sun was shining and I looked outside my window and the sun was shining.

Wait, I know why they haven't reported it.

Because unlike you, who obviously just loves to jump to conclusions, NFL Network still has some dignity and integrity and standards when it comes to reporting news and they want to get as many facts as possible together before they go shooting their mouths off and possibly report something which is later found to be erroneous, which you would no doubt viciously attack them for, screeching something to the effect of "HOW DARE THEY!!! THEY SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE FACTS WERE IN BEFORE RECKLESSLY REPORTING AND SHOOTING THEIR MOUTHS OFF!!!!"

B5Erik · 05-04-12, 08:37 AM

Sadly, I've been expecting this ever since Seau drove off a (small) cliff a year and a half ago.

He had been arrested for domestic assault the night before, and though he claimed that he fell asleep at the wheel a lot of people in San Diego (including me) thought it was a suicide attempt (the cliff just wasn't high enough).

Then his rambling, almost nonsensical speech at the Q for his induction into the Chargers Hall of Fame last season was also alarming.

He covered up whatever was bothering him by smiling and acting extra friendly. Most of his friends have said that there were no signs of anything wrong as recently as just a few days ago. John Carney said that he talked to Seau shortly after the driving off the cliff incident and Seau convinced him that he really did just fall asleep and it was an accident. I think his friends wanted to believe him. It's hard to believe that such a happy looking, friendly, outgoing guy could really be that depressed inside. So they didn't believe it. Seau covered it up. I've been listening to a lot of interviews, and it would seem that Seau didn't want anyone to know how he felt.

But from the outside and getting the details of that, "Accident," (as reported) - it didn't add up.

When I first heard that Junior was dead I wasn't the least bit surprised. I was saddened by the news, but not surprised. I really wish that he would have asked for help, but that wasn't in his personality. Maybe it was pride, maybe he didn't want to worry others, who knows? Junior was the one who always offered help - but he'd never ask for it, and that's a shame.

He was a great asset to the San Diego community. He did a ton of charity work, and he did a lot more to help individuals out when cameras weren't around than most people knew. He made other people happy. Even when he wasn't.

It's just a sad, sad story.

One of the measuring sticks I've always used to tell people how great my high school's football team was while I was there (and the year after) was how they owned Seau's Oceanside team. Even back then Junior was a great, dominating player, but Vista dominated that team. That was a source of pride for Panther fans. The '85 Panther team was crowned the State Champion. The '86 team was just about as good. Both times they dominated a very good Oceanside team, despite Seau's presence on the field. That said a lot. Now it just makes me kind of sad. Not only is the great Panther QB Sal Aunese long since gone (he died from stomach cancer at age 21 while at Colorado), but Oceanside's most famous player in those games is gone as well. No one would have believed it in '85.

Larry C. · 05-04-12, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill Needle

Three teenage kids. Man that sucks.

This is what really bothers me. No matter how bad things get you just don't quit on your kids. After thinking it over it's hard for me to have any sympathy for someone who took the easy way out and left his kids without a father.

I feel for his kids.

I know I may get crap for posting that but I have kids and couldn't bear to think that they would think I quit on them.

kefrank · 05-04-12, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry C.

This is what really bothers me. No matter how bad things get you just don't quit on your kids. After thinking it over it's hard for me to have any sympathy for someone who took the easy way out and left his kids without a father.

I feel for his kids.

I know I may get crap for posting that but I have kids and couldn't bear to think that they would think I quit on them.

I really don't want to get into a whole big debate in this thread. I get what you're saying and understand why you feel that way. But I'll just say that it's very reductionist to characterize suicide as a result of clinical depression/mental illness as "quitting on the people who love you" or as "taking the easy way out."

Goat3001 · 01-10-13, 09:30 AM

Update on Seau's brain study revealed that Junior did in fact have CTE. I don't know much about the condition but it seems to be linked to depression, dementia and memory loss. Unfortunately, this may be the reason Junior killed himself. His brain just wasn't right.

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...otball-players

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05-02-12, 06:27 PM	#57
PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: Junior Seau is dead Quite shocked by this news. He was a pretty damn great player. As for the comment about TMZ, well they're way more reliable than Twitter.

05-02-12, 07:24 PM	#60
rexinnih DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Relocated to Bot-Hell Posts: 8,667	Re: Junior Seau is dead Grew up in San Diego and (trying hard to still be) a Chargers fan. Will be missed. Thanks Junior. RIP. __________________ On the outside lookin in, and it's funny.

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asianxcore DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 10,894	Re: Junior Seau is dead R.I.P. Junior I'm glad I got to see him play in San Diego when I lived in Southern California for a little bit. __________________ R.I.P DVDSpot DVDTalk "October Horror Movie Challenge" 2012 2011 2010 2009 DVDTalk "B-Movie/Exploitation/Drive-In Challenge" 2011 2010

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05-02-12, 08:15 PM	#63
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05-02-12, 11:39 PM	#64
wmansir DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Land of the Lobstrosities Posts: 8,563	Re: Junior Seau is dead RIP. My most vivid memory of Junior has to be when he broke his arm in his first year with the Pats. The video is much like the Theismann leg break, just freaky to watch. __________________ wes

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05-04-12, 08:37 AM	#70
B5Erik DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,937	Re: Junior Seau is dead Sadly, I've been expecting this ever since Seau drove off a (small) cliff a year and a half ago. He had been arrested for domestic assault the night before, and though he claimed that he fell asleep at the wheel a lot of people in San Diego (including me) thought it was a suicide attempt (the cliff just wasn't high enough). Then his rambling, almost nonsensical speech at the Q for his induction into the Chargers Hall of Fame last season was also alarming. He covered up whatever was bothering him by smiling and acting extra friendly. Most of his friends have said that there were no signs of anything wrong as recently as just a few days ago. John Carney said that he talked to Seau shortly after the driving off the cliff incident and Seau convinced him that he really did just fall asleep and it was an accident. I think his friends wanted to believe him. It's hard to believe that such a happy looking, friendly, outgoing guy could really be that depressed inside. So they didn't believe it. Seau covered it up. I've been listening to a lot of interviews, and it would seem that Seau didn't want anyone to know how he felt. But from the outside and getting the details of that, "Accident," (as reported) - it didn't add up. When I first heard that Junior was dead I wasn't the least bit surprised. I was saddened by the news, but not surprised. I really wish that he would have asked for help, but that wasn't in his personality. Maybe it was pride, maybe he didn't want to worry others, who knows? Junior was the one who always offered help - but he'd never ask for it, and that's a shame. He was a great asset to the San Diego community. He did a ton of charity work, and he did a lot more to help individuals out when cameras weren't around than most people knew. He made other people happy. Even when he wasn't. It's just a sad, sad story. One of the measuring sticks I've always used to tell people how great my high school's football team was while I was there (and the year after) was how they owned Seau's Oceanside team. Even back then Junior was a great, dominating player, but Vista dominated that team. That was a source of pride for Panther fans. The '85 Panther team was crowned the State Champion. The '86 team was just about as good. Both times they dominated a very good Oceanside team, despite Seau's presence on the field. That said a lot. Now it just makes me kind of sad. Not only is the great Panther QB Sal Aunese long since gone (he died from stomach cancer at age 21 while at Colorado), but Oceanside's most famous player in those games is gone as well. No one would have believed it in '85. __________________ ________________________________________________ The Best Rock Radio on the internet - Vista Records Radio - www.live365.com/stations/b5erik. It's the radio station I've always wanted to hear. I guess it's true - If you want something done right you've got to do it yourself.

01-10-13, 09:30 AM	#73
Goat3001 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 13,188	Re: Junior Seau is dead Update on Seau's brain study revealed that Junior did in fact have CTE. I don't know much about the condition but it seems to be linked to depression, dementia and memory loss. Unfortunately, this may be the reason Junior killed himself. His brain just wasn't right. http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/...otball-players __________________ You can deny it all you want, but the reality is that the Lord did make the desert like Eden producing fruit. -dvdjunkie32