Junior Seau Death: What happened Junior Seau? Was Junior Seau diagnosed with CTE?

Junior Seau was an American professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League from 1990 to 2009. Junior Seau played for the likes of the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots.

Junior Seau was a twelve-time Pro Bowl champion, a one-time NFL Man of the Year, a six-time First-team All-Pro, and a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. Junior Seau was inducted into the Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Junior Seau Death

What happened Junior Seau? Junior Seau was found dead with a gunshot wound to the chest in his residence in Oceanside, California, on May 2, 2012, at the age of 43 years. Although no suicide notes were found, it is known that Junior Seau committed suicide.

Was Junior Seau diagnosed with CTE?

Although initially, Junior Seau death was been debated, the autopsy reports revealed that suffered from Chronic traumatic encephalopathy which affected his brain.