Police Report: Seau Fired One Shot to Kill Himself

May 16th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

Oceanside police say Junior Seau fired one shot from a .357-caliber Magnum to kill himself at his home May 2nd in a report that reveals details of the NFL great’s suicide.

In the report released Tuesday, U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/JbDXjR) says Seau’s girlfriend told police she last saw him alive that day at 7:45 a.m.

At about 9:35 a.m., two officers responded to the home and were led to a bedroom where Seau was found with a gunshot wound in the upper chest. He did not have a pulse.

The report says two Oceanside lifeguards arrived and attempted to revive Seau before paramedics arrived and pronounced him dead at 9:43 a.m.

The death has been ruled a suicide. A final autopsy report is pending.

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May 15th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in Contests

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Chargers Team Doctor Reprimanded

May 15th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

A Chargers’ team doctor has been reprimanded for failing to disclose a 2007 drunken driving conviction.

U-T San Diego says the state medical board chided David Chao earlier this month, ordering him to sign up for an ethics program and a course in medical record-keeping.

However, the board didn’t restrict his license.

Chao applied to become a qualified medical evaluator for worker’s compensation cases in 2008 and 2010. Chao wrote on the state forms that he had no past convictions related to his practice.

Chao says he answered honestly and didn’t think his driving record was related to his practice.

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Bolts to Retire Seau’s #55

May 12th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

The Chargers will officially retire No. 55 in honor of the late Junior Seau, Chargers president Dean Spanos announced on Friday.

“Junior’s accomplishments on the field speak for themselves,” Spanos said. “His play on the field combined with his leadership and charisma became the face of this team for more than a decade. I can’t think of anyone more deserving of this honor.”

San Diego used the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft on Seau, an Oceanside, California native who played his college ball at USC. Seau spent 13 seasons with the Chargers, earning 12 straight trips to the Pro Bowl, the third-longest streak of any player in NFL history. Seau is a member of the Chargers’ Hall of Fame and should be a first-ballot inductee to the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible in 2015.

In an addition to an official ceremony, which will take place at halftime of the Chargers’ September 16 game against the Titans, the Chargers will wear a No. 55 decal on their helmets and a No. 55 banner will be hung on the Qualcomm Stadium light ring during every home game.

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Coroner Releases Seau’s Body to His Family

May 9th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News

County officials say the body of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau was released to his family this weekend after undergoing an autopsy.

The North County Times reports researchers have expressed interest in studying Seau’s brain, which may have suffered many concussions during his long football career.

Seau committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest May 2 in a spare bedroom of his house, where his girlfriend discovered him.

He played for the University of Southern California before joining the NFL’s San Diego Chargers. Seau retired in 2009 after 20 seasons in the NFL

His family is planning a private funeral Thursday in Oceanside. A public memorial is planned Friday evening at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

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Bolts Come to Terms with Picks Including 1st Rounder Ingram

May 8th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in 2012 NFL Draft

The Chargers have announced that they have agreed to terms with first round pick Melvin Ingram, second round defensive end Kendall Reyes and have signed seventh round center David Molk.

Reyes’ agreeing to terms was initially reported earlier this afternoon by Adam Caplan of The Sideline View.

The 6-foot-2, 264-pound Ingram posted 21.5 sacks during his 52-game career, with 10 of those sacks came during the 2011 season. Ingram played defensive end at South Carolina, but is expected to play outside linebacker for the Chargers.

Financial details of Ingram’s four-year deal were not released, but as the No. 18 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Ingram is expected to receive a fully guaranteed four-year contract worth around $8.4 million.

Molk was a four-year starter at Michigan, but his lack of size (6-foot-1, 298 pounds) hurt his draft stock. Molk posted 41 reps on the bench press and will try to crack the 53-man roster as a backup center/guard during training camp.

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Chargers Release LB Travis LaBoy

May 7th, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News, Roster Moves

The Chargers have released outside linebacker Travis LaBoy.

LaBoy joined the Chargers in 2011 as an unrestricted free agent. He started 14 games and had 47 tackles and one sack.

The Chargers added depth at the position when they took Melvin Ingram of South Carolina with the 18th overall pick in the draft and signed free agent Jarret Johnson from Baltimore.

The Chargers also still have Antwan Barnes, who had a team-high 11 sacks last year, and Larry English, who hasn’t lived up to his billing as the first-round draft pick in 2009.

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Death of Junior Seau Officially Ruled a Suicide

May 3rd, 2012 Matt Loede Posted in News, Police Blotter

Junior Seau’s death has been ruled a suicide by the San Diego County medical examiner’s office.

An autopsy Thursday confirmed that the former NFL linebacker died of a gunshot wound to the chest, the medical examiner’s office said. The office said further details would be released in a final investigative report, which may take up to 90 days to complete.

Officials said they were awaiting a decision by the family on whether to turn over Seau’s brain to unidentified outside researchers for study.

Seau died Wednesday in his home in suburban Oceanside.

Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau’s girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. A gun was found near him, McCoy said. Police said no suicide note was found and they didn’t immediately know who the gun was registered to.

Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Seau sustained concussions during his 20-year career. She said she didn’t know if the effects of concussions contributed to Seau’s death. Seau starred with his hometown San Diego Chargers for 13 years before playing with the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.

Seau’s death follows the suicide last year of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson, who also shot himself in the chest.

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