Also, for what its worth, 2 years ago I was in Seau’s restaurant, as an out of towner, on a football Sunday and the place was a ghost town, and the food was terrible. I’m not even sure if its open today and wouldn’t be surprised if it was closed. For perspective, I’m just saying, I don’t know if things were going so well for him lately.

Brown said he suspects that football had dominated Seau’s life to such an extent that he had a hard time adjusting to life without football — and a hard time finding a reason to get up in the morning.

Didn’t he just leave a wife and 3 kids behind!!?? Not enough of a reason to get up in the morning??!!

I’m sure more will come to light as time goes by, but spending quality time w/ wife and family, volunteering at the local hospital, salv army, United Way etc… might not give a guy the same “juice” as game day, but what does?

I just pray for peace to those he left behind.
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Let this sink in. Seau has been playing football since Pee Wee league! Including high school and his 3 years at USC, that’s about 11 years of football BEFORE he embarked on his 20 YEAR LONG trek into the NFL. That’s a total of 33 YEARS OF PLAYING FOOTBALL! Virtually, his entire life was spent playing football. I don’t care what anyone else says, there is NOTHING…NOTHING that is remotely close to the rush, the adrenaline, the action of playing professional football! Having 70,000 fans cheering or jeering your name week after week for 20 years is a high no drug can come close to.

Sure, starting a family and having kids is a wonderful thing, but it’s not the same as being a gladiator that played at the top of his sport for his entire adult life. Too many former NFL players have extreme difficulties filling that void. I would bet that Seau suffered from not being able to fill that void or at the very least, not being able to walk away from football and be okay with that.

I encourge everyone to see. See how Attorneys were able to get the remaining family money as a result of his dementia etc.

(I understand its Wiki) but still good info.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Webster

Seau gave up! He quit!….And I am supposed to honor this guy?

Didn’t he just leave a wife and 3 kids behind!!?? Not enough of a reason to get up in the morning??!!

I’m sure more will come to light as time goes by, but spending quality time w/ wife and family, volunteering at the local hospital, salv army, United Way etc… might not give a guy the same “juice” as game day, but what does?

I just pray for peace to those he left behind.

What players do we believe committed suicide over the concussions? Webster, Andre Waters, Dave Duerson, and possibly Seau. Anymore?

I can’t wait for the day the players are thrown out of football after a second concussion and hear them and the same media cry how unfair it is for the NFL to deny them the abiliry to make a living.

Playing football has risks. Everyone knows it. No one is walking away from the best money they will ever make over injury fears. (of course someone will bring Robert Smith and act like he quit while perfectly healthy and ignore his chronic knee problem). It will be a sad day if the old players win their lawsuit because the NFL would be basically done.

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Dropping names baby. come on PFT leave it up.

both of ya get a come on man.

So I trust the lady at the checkout counter as much as I do Tim Brown on this one.

Seau shot himself in the chest folks. Why do you think he did this?

I believe Mr. Brown is correct about the void that was left in Junior’s life after he was through as a player. What I have a hard time with is that Junior apparently was unable to find a replacement for football. With his dedication, drive, star power, electric personality, and his money, he could have reinvented himself with a different career, almost as equally rewarding as football, that would have kept him in the spotlight for decades into his senior years. At least that is how I see it for myself, if I had what Junior had.

But I suppose that is where the depression factors in. He was unable to cope. The head trauma and numerous undiagnosed concussions he probably suffered during his career made it impossible for even someone like Junior – physically AND mentally tough, outgoing, charismatic – to overcome the physical damage to his brain.

Medical researchers don’t fully understand depression, and those who don’t suffer from it have an even harder time comprehending what it does to the people who do.

I cant believe im seeing posts from people talking about how they werent allowed to play football as a child or theyre glad they didnt play football…Youre all wusses. u act like football is a death sentence. Ur probly all fat and lazy

Enough blaming the NFL.