Shocking Seau Suicide

NFL legend, Junior Seau, 43 years old, has apparently committed suicide by a gun shot to the chest.  Earlier on Wednesday morning he was found in his Oceanside home by his girlfriend.  Paramedics were called and efforts to revive him were worthless.  It is a sad day in the sports world.  What drove this football superstar to take his own life?  What demons was he dealing with?

He was a local hero in Oceanside. Junior worked with the youth with his Junior Seau Foundation.

Junior Seau, was drafted # 5 overall in 1990 out of the University of Southern California.  He spent 20 seasons in the NFL.  He was named all-pro 10 times and a 12 time NFL Pro Bowl linebacker.  He spent 12 years with the San Diego Chargers, then was with the Miami Dolphins and finally with the New England Patriots.  He retired in 2010.

He is the 8th member of the 1994 SanDiego Chargers, who lost the XXIX Super Bowl to the San Francisco 49ers, to die of a young age.  The others are Chris Mims, David Griggs, Rodney Culver, Lewis Bush, Curtis Whitley, Shawn Lee, and Doug Miller.

Seau leaves behind a ex wife and four children.

Rest in Peace,  Junior.