The former Raiders receiver knew something was wrong with Seau when the two spoke at the former linebacker’s charity golf tournament in spring 2012. Seau was at the front desk, and Davis introduced himself.
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“It was like he didn’t really care how people perceived him at that point”, Brown said Friday, the day before Hall of Fame ceremonies honoring him and seven others, including Seau. “But today, guys, I am getting back into the locker room, to my teammates and tell them guys the mistakes that I’ve made and that the only way you can grow is that you’ve got to ask for help”.
In the video presentation, Sydney said she brought Seau to show-and-tell in kindergarten, and that all her classmates wanted his autograph.
But 36 hours after Brown’s tournament ended, Seau was dead. We have all the details about Junior’s life, death and playing career. The Hall exists to protest the unintentional and unwilling sacrifices made by the dozens of NFL players who have suffered from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy as a result of the ever-more-violent collisions that are part and parcel of professional football. “I was just shocked, devastated [when Seau committed suicide]”. Me, at that time, being less than 200 pounds, it was not too much of a battle.
He was selfless and played the game for the love, not for the fame or money, like most other players seem to do. She and Junior’s three sons will unveil the bust honoring him. “If he’d have reached out to anybody, the world would have been at his doorstep trying to figure out what his problem was”.
Junior Seau’s memory, Charles Haley’s humor, Mick Tingelhoff’s silent presence and Jerome Bettis’ fans were the crowning moments in a memorable Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony.
Sydney already had the chance to take her pound of flesh Thursday night but passed when given an interview opportunity by NFL Network during the Hall’s Gold Jacket dinner. His family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL, claiming the league hid dangers of repetitive blows to the head. And Seau was very much on the minds of his fellow inductees. “He would mess up your total offense with the way he played and different things”. “Although he’s the first to make it into the Hall, I know for a fact he won’t be the last”.
The family of Junior Seau pictured above.
“His levity was unbelievable”. He was named to 12 straight Pro Bowls from 1991-2002.
Haley believes Seau’s legacy will live on, both as a player and a symbol for the need to better deal with concussions.
Former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo presented Haley, the only NFL player with five Super Bowl rings and a member of 10 division champions with the 49ers and Dallas Cowboys. “He was a phenomenal athlete, so he’s always impacting our lives”.
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During the 2001 NFL season, a rookie running back by the name of LaDainian Tomlinson had the privilege of working on the same field as Junior Seau and explained how his leadership affected him at the early stages of his career with San Diego.
