Earlier this morning ex-NFL player
Junior Seau was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot by his girlfriend. He
was found unconscious and paramedics were unable to revive him.
Seau was a First Round pick, #5
overall, by the San Diego Chargers in 1990, he went on to play 20 seasons for
the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. He went to 12 Pro
Bowls, was a 10 time All-Pro and went to the Super Bowl twice, losing both
times while he was with the 1994 Chargers and the 2007 Patriots.
Sadly his death has brought back talk
of the “San Diego Sports Curse”. Since the Chargers 1994 Super Bowl loss 8
players from that team have now died under the age of 45 years old including
Lew Bush (Heart attack- 2011), Shawn Lee (Heart attack- 2011), Chris Mims (Enlarged
heart- 2008), Curtis Whitley (Drug overdose- 2008), Doug Miller (Struck by
lightning- 1998), Rodney Miller (Plane crash- 1996) and David Griggs (Car
accident- 1995).
The loss seems more heartbreaking
considering things have been going well for him since his problems in 2010. A
number of people stated that they had talked to him recently and he seemed
happy and joyful. I would expect to see Seau elected to the NFL Hall of Fame during his first season of eligibility in 2014.
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