Junior Seau was a source of light and life until injuries from football snuffed that out.
In May, Junior Seau shot himself in the chest and died at age 43.
In May, former San Diego Chargers player Junior Seau shot himself in the chest.
Junior Seau, certain Hall of Fame National Football League Linebacker, was the essence of life force itself.
"Junior Seau was one of the greatest legends in USC football history, " USC Athletic Director Pat Haden said.
Researchers this month announced they discovered CTE in the brain of Junior Seau, who killed himself last summer.
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The days of parents dreaming their child can be the next Junior Seau are growing shorter and shorter.
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"We can't know, unless Junior Seau's" brain is analyzed in this way, whether his death was related to CTE, he said.
They hear about four suicides among NFL players in just over a year, the latest of which is may be Junior Seau.
Cumulative hits can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy as it did with Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson, Junior Seau, and many other players.
Read more about Junior Seau's death from CNN affiliate WTVR.
"If you're looking at Junior Seau's situation, " Guskiewicz said, referring to the NFL star who recently committed suicide, "he was off the charts in terms of exposure" to head injuries.
In the past, CTE could only be diagnosed at autopsy, such as in the case of former Chargers and Patriots linebacker Junior Seau who recently committed suicide two years after retiring.
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The spotlight was on the game itself, knocking it off the news that former NFL linebacker, Junior Seau, had chronic traumatic encephalopathy in his brain, most likely caused by football.
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Junior Seau took his own life a month later.
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The story of Junior Seau is tragic, and banal.
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There also have been at least 12 suicides involving former NFL players during the last 25 years, including perennial Pro Bowl defenders Junior Seau and Dave Duerson within the last 14 months.
The family of Junior Seau has sued the NFL based on findings by the National Institutes of Health that the linebacker had CTE, a disease from traumatic brain injuries linked to depressions and suicides.
And, believe me, the world will eagerly await what it has to say, not just because of Junior Seau, but because of the knawing realization that a supposed healthy activity could have unhealthy long-term effects.
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"The NFL was aware of the evidence and the risks associated with repetitive traumatic brain injuries for many decades, but deliberately ignored and actively concealed the information from the players, including the late Junior Seau, " the lawsuit said.
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former linebacker Junior Seau's family sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming his suicide last May was the result of a brain disease caused by violent hits he endured playing the game, the lawsuit said.
He felt his worries were founded when he learned that star NFL linebacker Junior Seau -- who took his own life last May -- suffered from a neurodegenerative brain disease that can develop from concussions known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE.
"You talk about the Chargers, especially for a Samoan kid like me and you think of Junior Seau and what he did there and the legacy he left behind not only in San Diego but in the NFL, " he said, mentioning the Chargers' late star linebacker.
That behavior, according to Tyler Seau and Junior's ex-wife Gina, included wild mood swings, irrationality, forgetfulness, insomnia and depression.
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Gina Seau's son Jake, now a high school junior, played football for two seasons but has switched to lacrosse and has been recruited to play at Duke.
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