Junior Seau dead?

[USUC]

Wow, this press conference with his mother speaking is really heart wrenching.

I just caught a clip of the mother speaking to the media. So sad. I can't imagine the pain she is going through.

[CardiacCoug]

It will be interesting to see if Seau's autopsy shows evidence of brain damage. If it does that is bad news for the NFL. And you have to wonder if Seau's increasingly erratic behavior the last few years (domestic violence and car crash in 2010) has something to do with brain damage from playing football.

Also incredible that life expectancy of NFL players is apparently only mid-50s. They pay a huge price for the sport and it makes it seem like an easy decision for 2-sport athletes to play baseball or basketball instead.

[TripletDaddy]

Over 200 people paddle out in Oceanside to say goodbye to 55.















Drew Brees

[Guest]

Over 200 people paddle out in Oceanside to say goodbye to 55.

Looks like an average crowd for most SoCal beach breaks.

[TripletDaddy]

LDS?

No.

In about a year.

Looks like his family is Mo.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/sport/nfl-seau-brain-study/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

[BigPiney]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8872778/junior-seau-family-files-wrongful-death-suit-vs-nfl

[byu71]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/88...th-suit-vs-nfl

A truly sad situation. I wonder if the NFL had told Seau and all NFL players the risk involved, how many of them would have signed waiver papers anyway?

[MartyFunkhouser]

A truly sad situation. I wonder if the NFL had told Seau and all NFL players the risk involved, how many of them would have signed waiver papers anyway?

I think almost every single player would have signed a waiver and played.

[The_Douger]

That's why lawsuits like this ring hollow to me.

I would sign a lawsuit and play as well if I had the ability and talent.

[UtahDan]

A waiver like that would not be enforceable in my state or a lot of states. What they could do is have them sign an acknowledgment stating they understand that all of these things are risks (it sets up what is called an assumption of the risk defense) but if what he was suffering from wasn't on there or if the NFL deliberately covered it up then the NFL is in hot water.

It reminds me a bit of the tobacco litigation. On the one hand you can say, of course everyone knows that is bad for you, but if you have the manufacturer insisting it's not and withholding data that shows it is....again big problem.

[Shaka]

I think almost every single player would have signed a waiver and played.

Agreed

The fact that they are suing Riddell makes me think this is a cash grab. I wore Riddell helmets back in my playing days and every single one of them had a warning label affixed to it, sometimes in multiple places. In fact I believe that these labels by rule have to be affixed to the helmet.

[Surfah]

Agreed

The fact that they are suing Riddell makes me think this is a cash grab. I wore Riddell helmets back in my playing days and every single one of them had a warning label affixed to it, sometimes in multiple places. In fact I believe that these labels by rule have to be affixed to the helmet.

I think it is a cash grab for a number of the players. Lavar Arrington has said on his radio show here in DC that he's been contacted by a number of people to try an add him to these suits.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Remember this helmet worn by Mark Kelso back in the day?



Someone was making the comment last week that the NFL should consider going to these helmets. Of course, it would have to be mandated by the NFL because Kelso looked like a major geek with this helmet.

[The_Douger]

kid I went to high school with wore a helmet like that.

We all made fun of him, but he didn't get another concussion after that.

[falafel]

Remember this helmet worn by Mark Kelso back in the day?



Someone was making the comment last week that the NFL should consider going to these helmets. Of course, it would have to be mandated by the NFL because Kelso looked like a major geek with this helmet.

What does that helmet do to prevent concussions?