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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The strength of the USC family and Trojan tradition both take center stage on Saturday September 1, 2012 at the first USC home game of the season, where Creative Productions, a marketing agency led by Trojan alumni, is set to launch a tribute to Junior Seau, honoring him with 80,000 commemorative wristbands. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120830/LA65980) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110808/LA47943LOGO-b) "It's...
NEW YORK, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The ongoing debate surrounding the prevalence of concussions in the game of football is one of 2012's biggest sports stories. Commentators and pundits continue to weigh in on the subject, as do many athletes and retired players. The entire issue came to the fore, in fact, after 2,000 ex-NFL athletes brought up the possibility of legal action, threatening to sue the league itself over the long-term health effects that come from repeated head...
Football history lost a great player and Hall of Fame-er when Junior Seau committed suicide yesterday. Therapist and football fan Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil urges scientific community to use Seau's death as a call to action to further study the link between suicides and concussions. Football players often sustain multiple concussions throughout their career, and as players' lives end in tragedy the connection must be explored. Seau played in the 1994 Superbowl - eight defensive players...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- While Junior Seau's apparent suicide breaks the hearts of football fans nationwide, Daniel G. Amen, MD pleads with other football players and athletes that "there's help from chronic traumatic brain injuries, depression, irritability and memory problems they suffer." Dr. Amen, founder and CEO of Amen Clinics, Inc., and two-time Board Certified psychiatrist, has conducted three clinical studies with 115 active and former players...
New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau said he does not plan to press charges against a fan who was arrested after tackling him on the sidelines of a game. Todd Kobus, 31, of Attleboro, Mass., was arrested after jumping on Seau during Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, WCVB-TV, Boston, reported Thursday. Kobus pleaded not guilty Monday to trespassing and assault and battery charges in Wrentham District Court. During the hearing, he referred to the incident as a stupid lapse in...
Linebacker Junior Seau, a 12-time Pro Bowl selection, has re-signed with the New England Patriots, the NFL team said Friday. The 39-year-old Seau will be in his 19th NFL season. He played in 16 games for New England last year and spent the off-season recovering from surgery on a torn rotator cuff. He had retired in August 2006 but signed with the Patriots four days later. Seau also played for the San Diego Chargers and Miami Dolphins in his 257-game NFL career. He has 1,870 tackles, 56.5...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New England Patriots signed free agent linebacker Junior Seau on Friday, just four days after the 12-time Pro Bowler announced his retirement. Seau, 37, held an emotional farewell-to-the-NFL news conference on Monday in San Diego. The 6-foot-3, 248-pound linebacker had been injured for most of the past two seasons with the Miami Dolphins and was released by the club in March after missing 17 games in two seasons. He appeared to have misgivings on Monday about...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Linebacker Junior Seau retired from the National Football League on Monday, ending a 16-year career that featured 12 Pro Bowl selections. Seau starred with his hometown San Diego Chargers for 13 seasons and played the last three years with the Miami Dolphins, and he elected to end his career at a farewell press conference in San Diego on Monday. "I don't look at it as a retirement," Seau told reporters. "I look at it as a graduation. "I'm graduating to wherever I'm...
