Junior Seau

Another sad moment besmirched the NFL yesterday when Junior Seau took his life without a note or any kind of notice. It was crushing to hear Marcellus Wiley struggle through his recollections of how great of a person Seau was. Most frustratingly is the comments linking this with Dave Duerson's suicide. The tragic moment has already taken on an ulterior motive of Seau's brain being damaged from years of concussions. It does bother me that multiple concussions are being used to explain erratic behavior in for NFL players. I've picked up at least two concussions playing football in my lifetime, I can't imagine what an entire career at a much higher level could potentially do to you. What I don't like is the fact that there are a lot of other people with a lot of concussions that don't kill themselves, so it's bothersome that concussions get all the attention. I completely agree that pain/dementia/other issues related to concussions can certainly play a role, but I would like more on the subject besides the fact that there was a lot of brain trauma caused playing football. Boxers, hockey/LaCrosse/wrestlers and other athletes experience a lot of brain trauma too, where is all the uproar? The problem runs deeper, and while concussions are a bad thing not understood nearly enough, the rabbit hole runs deeper.