Comments on: Seau lawsuit outlines symptoms dating back to mid-1990s

By: wds68

wds68 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:04:01 +0000

First saw a warning label on a helmet in 1983 coaching HS football. I remember thinking… really, you need a warning label to say you could get hurt playing football?

By: wds68

wds68 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:42:44 +0000

Warning label on Riddle helmets:
WARNING: NO HELMET CAN PREVENT SERIOUS HEAD OR NECK INJURIES A PLAYER MIGHT RECEIVE WHILE PARTICIPATING IN FOOTBALL. Do not use this helmet to butt, ram or spear an opposing player. This is in violation of the football rules and such use can result in severe head or neck injuries, paralysis or death to you and possible injury to your opponent. Contact in football may result in CONCUSSION-BRAIN INJURY which no helmet can prevent. Symptoms include: loss of consciousness or memory, dizziness, headache, nausea or confusion. If you have symptoms, immediately stop playing and report them to your coach, trainer and parents. Do not return to a game or practice until all symptoms are gone and you have received medical clearance. Ignoring this warning may lead to another and more serious or fatal brain injury.

By: joeyashwi

joeyashwi — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:13:55 +0000

Seau’s story is sad. I feel for him and his family. That being said, this should not be a lawsuit. This isn’t like mesothelioma or asbestosis that workers got while working in unknowingly unsafe environments. This is a football player whose job is to hit people as hard as he can. He made millions for his family and knowingly was putting his body at risk.
I pray that the courts use some common sense in this case and strike it down as ludicrous. We are living in a litigious society, however, and personal responsibility is no longer expected so who knows?
Common sense!!!

By: natelan69

natelan69 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:06:08 +0000

kvvvv2391 says: Jan 23, 2013 4:12 PM

I wonder if the lawsuit mentions that he was a r aging alcoholic and pill popper…? and lists these as possible contributing factors???

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Well, genius… If you actually read the article, you would know that the complaint DOES refer to his manic behavior including alcoholism, gambling addition, insomnia, depression and prescription medication use, and alleges that those are symptoms of the very CTE from which he died, further strengthening their case.

By: ripseau

ripseau — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:35:22 +0000

Lot of talk now that helmets make it worst. The helmet protects the skull not the brain. So when u have a fakse security u make ur head a projectile weapon and your head essentially becomes a rattle

By: SilentMajority

SilentMajority — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:00:11 +0000

judsonjr says:
Jan 23, 2013 7:58 PM
What strikes me is that Al Toon knew enough to retire in 1992 at age 29 after too many concussions.

Still don’t see his name on any of the lawsuits.

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Not only that, but football players wear helmets to protect their heads… They wear HELMETS, to PROTECT, their HEADS. Think about that for a second.

By: vaphinfan

vaphinfan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:24:31 +0000

I wish the NFL would stop taking the politcal route here and tell these people to go to you know where.

By: judsonjr

judsonjr — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:58:50 +0000

What strikes me is that Al Toon knew enough to retire in 1992 at age 29 after too many concussions.

Still don’t see his name on any of the lawsuits.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:26:38 +0000

Uhhhh … I thought the players paid dues to the NFLPA. Shouldn’t they be responsible for helping their members?
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Maybe all of the dues go to Maurice Smith’s hat collection.

By: SilentMajority

SilentMajority — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:08:24 +0000

Considering football players are still hiding their concussion symptoms despite having all the knowledge regarding head trauma at their finger tips; I’m having a hard time believing that Seau would have made different choices. Therefore how is the NFL liable, if Seau likely wouldn’t gave changed anything even if he was aware of the dangers.

By: packfaninpackland

packfaninpackland — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:27:02 +0000

I feel terrible for the Seau family about what happened, but are they trying to say that Junior (as well as all other players trying to sue the NFL over this) DIDN’T know that repeated head injuries in the NFL could cause health problems ???

I’m no lawyer, but good luck trying to make that point in court. I knew that back in high school.

Plus, no one forced these players to play in the NFL, they all wanted to of their own free will.

By: mezanine10

mezanine10 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:11:29 +0000

So when a coal miner dies of lung problems, his estate can sue the company claiming that the company didn’t make him aware that coal mining could be bad for your health?

By: scrp2

scrp2 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:05:21 +0000

I just read the last paragraph for the qualified legal opinion. Saves me about a half hour.

By: SparkyGump

SparkyGump — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:49:47 +0000

There needs to be a settlement like the tobacco settlement. People need not only medical care but some sort of counseling as well. The NFL needs to take better care of it’s former players while working to minimize concussions in the future. The simple fact is players are bigger and faster than ever before but their brains aren’t better protected. We can figure this out and save the game we all love.

By: nastynate22

nastynate22 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:49:40 +0000

Question: How many people retired or quit playing this year due to the studies that have come out linking football to CTE?

Answer: None

Why? Because these guys either A) Love the game regardless of the inherent, and well documented risks or B) have no other talents that would allow them to earn the type of living that they do now and aren’t willing to give up their lifestyle.

By: kelvinmchale

kelvinmchale — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:48:39 +0000

They’re suing because their ATM machine is gone.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:29:05 +0000

What did he or his family do to address those symptoms that he’d been feeling since the nineties? Did they consult a Dr. or psychiatrist? How is any of this the NFL’s fault?

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:18:01 +0000

paul82461 says: Are they going to sue Pop Warner, county leagues , his high school and college team also?
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Don’t worry, they will. But first they want to suck the NFL dry.

By: richardcolvinreid

richardcolvinreid — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:54:14 +0000

Then why didn’t he quit then? I have no respect for these players suing. Players know the dangers and I don’t see them retiring now. They want the fame and the money

By: thebadguyswon

thebadguyswon — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:53:29 +0000

Ridiculous….and you knew this was coming.

Pound salt.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:53:22 +0000

Seau “lashed out verbally and physically at his staff, friends and family.” But he also “was a loving father.”
In my household, verbal and physical abuse dosen’t translate into loving. The Seaus better get their story straight…

By: paul82461

paul82461 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:50:02 +0000

Are they going to sue Pop Warner, county leagues , his high school and college team also? Get over it, y knew what could happen, why do you think you get payed so much.

By: keepounding1234

keepounding1234 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:39:37 +0000

He had signs of trouble in the Mid nineties. He retired in 2009. I hate to be harsh, But he played another thirteen or fourteen years.

By: zzr600guy

zzr600guy — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:39:06 +0000

As sad as Juniors death was his family still has to realize that he was playing a dangerous game that takes it toll on the body. The trade off is fame and fortune. NFL players are aware of this when they sign up. This would be like a coal miner suing bcuz he got black lung after 20 yrs of work; he knows the risks when he took the job.

By: 69finfan

69finfan — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:38:02 +0000

So Junior played for another 15 years after he allegedly first noticed/experienced concussion symptoms and now his “Estate” wants to sue? Tragic and sad situation but at best/worst it is a case of Contributory Negligence thus no settlement should be awarded, IMO.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:36:17 +0000

Seau lawsuit outlines symptoms dating back to mid-1990s
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And yet he continued to collect his paychecks.

By: russellbandingo

russellbandingo — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:35:03 +0000

As sad as it is to say, Junior Seau had a lifetime of cashing checks for showing up places and doing tv appearances ahead of him. His family is suing because they lost their cash cow and were not wise enough to invest some of the millions he had been making since the mid 90s.

By: pinchekeith

pinchekeith — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:34:26 +0000

Yet he kept playing in spite of all this

How is this the NFLs fault?

By: onbucky96

onbucky96 — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:33:55 +0000

Can I assume since they blame the league they will give back every penny Junior earned playing I. the NFL? Sorry Junior’s gone, sad his family is looking to get paid. Get a life gold diggers.

By: lawyermalloy

lawyermalloy — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:33:11 +0000

It seems to me that in dealing with the Statute of Limitations issue, Seau’s attorney may have shot himself in the foot by alleging, in the complaint, that Seau began experiencing symptoms in the early 90s. In addressing the SOL argument, Seau clearly “knew” or should have “known”; that is when the clock began to tick for bringing this action.