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Family of former Chargers star Junior Seau sues NFL over suicide

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Family members hold up a No. 55 jersey as part of a ceremony held in memory of the late former USC Trojans and NFL linebacker Seau after the first quarter of the NCAA football game between the USC Trojans and the Hawaii Warriors in Los AngelesLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming that his suicide resulted from brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head during his football career. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by Seau's children and ex-wife, as well as the trustee of his estate, also claims that the NFL concealed the risks of brain damage in the sport, court documents showed. …

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UPDATE 1-Family of former Chargers star Junior Seau sues NFL over suicide

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(Adds details, background throughout) LOS ANGELES, Jan 23 (Reuters) – The family of former San Diego Chargers star Junior Seau, who killed himself last year, sued the National Football League on Wednesday, claiming that his suicide resulted from brain disease caused by repeated hits to the head during his football career. The wrongful death lawsuit, filed in San Diego Superior Court by Seau’s children and ex-wife, as well as the trustee of his estate, also claims that the NFL concealed the risks of brain damage in the sport, court documents showed. …

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Seau Diagnosed With Brain Disease

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A team of scientists who autopsied the brain of renown NFL linebacker Junior Seau after his death last year have concluded the football player suffered a debilitating brain disease likely caused by two decades worth of hits to the head and which may have led to his suicide, researchers and his family exclusively told ABC News.

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NFL’s Junior Seau had brain disease from blows to head

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A picture of former San Diego Chargers and NFL linebacker Junior Seau is displayed as fans arrive at Qualcomm Stadium to participate in a "Celebration of Life" memorial, held in his memory in San Diego(Reuters) – Junior Seau, the 12-time Pro Bowl linebacker who killed himself last year, suffered from the same debilitating brain disease diagnosed in at least two other former NFL defensive players who also committed suicide, a study released on Thursday said. Seau, 43, died in May after shooting himself in the chest at his beachfront house in his hometown of Oceanside, California. He played mostly for the San Diego Chargers and two other teams in a 20-year career in the National Football League. …

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Physical Activity Increases Life Expectancy By 4.5 Years

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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Many experts and organizations have been advocating regular physical exercise—like the NFL’s Play 60 , which encourages kids to be active for an hour each day, and every so often a study comes along that reinforces the benefits of exercise for people of any age. According to a new report from an international team of researchers, recently …

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