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Junior Seau's Brain to Be Checked for Damage

Brain injuries associated with other players' early deaths

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2012 10:32 AM CDT

(Newser) – Doctors will inspect Junior Seau's brain for any evidence of injury from his football days, following an agreement with his family. Several early deaths among football players have pointed to brain injury, the Los Angeles Times notes. "The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they didn't want to make any emotional decisions," says the San Diego Chargers chaplain. Finally, "they came to a joint decision that absolutely this was the best thing."

Though the public wasn't aware Seau had had any concussions, his ex-wife said he had. "He always bounced back and kept on playing," she says.

Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of Junior Seau's beach home on May 3, 2012 in Oceanside, Calif.
Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of Junior Seau's beach home on May 3, 2012 in Oceanside, Calif.   (Getty Images)
San Diego Chargers fan Jerry Lopez looks over a memorial set up in the driveway of the house of former NFL star Junior Seau Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Oceanside, Calif.
San Diego Chargers fan Jerry Lopez looks over a memorial set up in the driveway of the house of former NFL star Junior Seau Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Oceanside, Calif.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
San Diego Chargers fan April Court puts flowers next to balloons with Junior Seau's #55 at a memorial in the driveway of his house.
San Diego Chargers fan April Court puts flowers next to balloons with Junior Seau's #55 at a memorial in the driveway of his house.   (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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boxcar
May 5, 2012 1:26 PM CDT
In a recent car wreck where I was side swipped by a speeder, I sustained a concusion that took all of 3 weeks to overcome- (you gradually awaken from your stupor until one am you're clear-headed, like an aspiring takes away a headache) So the NFL needs to give players TIME to HEAL, otherwise its damage upon damage. Also, was the gunshot an accident? Anyone who handles pistols for any substantial length of time will have an accident sooner or later- its because pistols are not conducive to muzzle control, unlike a rifle its too flexible
B-Diddy
May 4, 2012 4:39 PM CDT
Nobody cares!!!! If you get paid to get hit, then you are just an over paid dumb ass.
Antone123
May 4, 2012 11:54 AM CDT
I understand  the dangers of concussions but I think the Medical profession and the NFL should look into the long tern use of steroids and other growth hormones and how they affect the mind.
 

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