OT: Junior Seau's mother & Marcellus Wiley reflect on Junior

I cant even watch his mom anymore.  So sad.  I am heart broken just thinking about his mom. 

Great player, great man. Not a whole lot more you can say. I can't imagine how hard those interviews were for his mom and for Wiley.

....Junior Seau was simply a great person. I know he had the Junior Seau Foundation, which is a pretty successful  youth organization, and he was very active in the Samoan community in the San Diego area, I believe. He is also the driver for the "Linebacker U" at USC, I think, so everywhere he went, he was a positive force and has given  back to people. 

Those videos were incredibly difficult to watch - I cannot even imagine what they are going through. 

I watched these earlier today and had a hard time not breaking down while watching them both.  Seau will be missed...

There are some ethical questions about whether that interview with his mom should have ever occurred or be online though.

Those are some hard videos to watch...

It's so sad- but he really led quite a remarkable life and did some really great things on and off the field.

My thoughts and sympathies to his friends and families.

I watched it live and all I could think to myself is "This shouldn't be on TV."  With all due respect to the OP, I would recommend anyone think twice about watching those.

just shows you another example of someone that has a seemingly perfect life: success as a pro athlete, philanthropist and business man. loved by all and always seemingly happy. And yet, that person can still be deeply troubled.

there are suicides that are meant to shock and awe. Almost a revenge thing. Junior couldnt even do that to his family so he did it in a way to preserve a possible showing. Sounds horrible but that says volumes. Even the car crash now likely a suicide attampt was the same. He probably wanted nothing to be found. When people choose how to end their lives, the way they do it speaks volumes about whether its about revenge or hatred ot just genuinely having troubles you feel nobody could understand and you want out without hurting those you love more than needed.
I'll admit to having thought about it at times and how I would do it to keep it as painless as possible because I know Im deeply loved and Junior did as well. So sad.

I still hate this story.  In case anyone's looking for something constructive to do, I'm told that the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is a very good, donation-worthy organization.

http://www.afsp.org/

I think all pro sports leagues and the NCAA should have psychiatrists avaialable all the time. Concussions aside, a lot of these guys come from nothing, are suddenly worshipped by fans everywhere, and when they retire are forgotten. That can take a huge toll on a person's mind, and that is before any sort of injury or head trauma. 

So many sad stories about the aftermath.  These guys will never find the rush and thrill they had in football when they are done playing.  That void seems to to affect so many players and it plays out a little differently in each case.  This is one of the sad cases.  RIP Junior, my thoughts and prayers are with you family and kids.

So often you see these "associates" give statements that are a chance to get on tv, and you never feel like they feel as bad as their "tweets" make it out to be, but you could tell Marcus was sincere, and hurting.

And saw him mom later on the news...and man...there is no greater curse than burying your own child. It's hard enough to have a parent pass on. It shouldn't be the other way around.

A tragedy and tough to watch.  Hopefully we'll learn more about the situation that led to his death.