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Junior Seau's Death After NFL: Is There a Brain Injury Link?

The circumstances coming to light about the death of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau may highlight what some doctors see as a growing link between head trauma, mental illness and suicide, a connection that has come to the forefront of sports safety research in the last decade. Seau was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest at his home in Oceanside, Calif. Wednesday morning. If Seau did indeed commit suicide, his death would bear a resemblance to that of other athletes in hard-hitting...Full Story
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