Talk:Junior Seau/Archive 1

NFL Hall of Fame Controversy
I notice there is no mention of the Hall of Fame controversy in which Sydney Seau was not allowed to deliver the speech her father requested her to give. I would be willing to write this if no one else wants to undertake it.

Secondly, The New York Times has a touching videotape of Sydney Seau, filmed in a hotelroom, giving the speech she would have delivered, which you can see here: http://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/football/100000003844425/junior-seau-daughter-hall-of-fame-speech.html?mabReward=CTM I thought that would be a good External Link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Missivonne (talk • contribs) 13:40, 9 August 2005 (UTC)

College career
This section needs to be worked on. It needs to be trimmed, there is a good chunk of unnessecary information in there. I would do it myself, but I haven't been feeling well lately. Thank you.  Cra sh  Underride  01:30, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

Also he is now dead. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.91.27.115 (talk) 18:16, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

First two sentences of Early Years section...
his given name is spelled differently. Someone with impeccable sources should check and fix this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidwbarker (talk • contribs) 20:02, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Edit requests on 2 May 2012
Junior Seau has been reported dead on May 2nd, 2012.

Dhakon (talk) 18:20, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Junior Seau passed away from a gunshot wound 5/2/2012 at his home in Oceanside CA.

Limbodog (talk) 18:21, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

seau died on may/2/2012

74.64.74.17 (talk) 18:24, 2 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done  elektrik SHOOS  (talk) 22:03, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

October 2010 incidents
Someone who can edit the page might want to add information about the following (quoted from http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/05/02/2780210/one-question-lingers-after-junior.html):


 * In October 2010 Seau had driven his SUV over a cliff and it plunged 100 feet into an Oceanside ravine near his San Diego home, hours after his arrest for investigation of domestic violence against his girlfriend.
 * Astoundingly he suffered only minor injuries. Police asked then if he was trying to kill himself. Seau said he had fallen asleep at the wheel.
 * Astoundingly he suffered only minor injuries. Police asked then if he was trying to kill himself. Seau said he had fallen asleep at the wheel.

-71.200.35.243 (talk) 01:10, 3 May 2012 (UTC)

How do you know he committed suicide?
He might have been killed. And if he did suicide, then why? Was he in his right mind? Did he have any mental illness, like MPD?

He drove his car off of a cliff in 2010, claiming there was an "accident". He's had clinical depression since retiring from the NFL apparently. Sad ending to a great football story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.100.9 (talk) 03:12, 3 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Current media reports are saying suicide. A self-inflicted gunshot to the chest. The most interesting man in the world (talk) 19:13, 2 May 2012 (UTC)

Suicide mention in lead
I had removed mention of his death in the lead initially due to recentism, but after it was confirmed to be a suicide and others kept adding it back in, I figured it was reasonable that the manner of his death will likely be a part of his legacy. Is it reasonable to add in, or is it premature still?—Bagumba (talk) 21:54, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I think it's appropriate. The purpose of the lead is to summarize the article, and in this case, his suicide will remain a big part of his biography. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:02, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * There appears to be consensus to mention his death. The next issue is whether to describe it as "Seau committed suicide with a gun shot wound to the chest ..." or "Seau died of a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the chest ...".  Calling it a "suicide" to me makes it clear this was an intentional act by Seau;  calling it merely a "self-inflicted gun shot wound" leaves it open-ended whether it was intentional or an accident, and the reader is left assuming one or the other or is otherwise unsure until reading the details in the body.  "Suicide" seems most succinct to a laymen and more appropriate for the lead, even if the coroner used "official" terminology like "self-inflicted".  The option exists to quote the official statement later in the body, if it is deemed important.  Note that Louis Braille's blindness could be called "self-inflicted" as he struck an awl into his own eye;  however, that article's lead non-ambiguously states "Braille was blinded in an accident".—Bagumba (talk) 22:50, 7 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Eh, I'm not sure about this. "Self-inflicted" doesn't say suicide explicitly, but it doesn't leave much room for ambiguity. – Muboshgu (talk) 19:22, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Almost every source has in article title or in opening sentences that it was a suicide before giving the official coroner statement verbatim.  Do we really need to be a slave to "official" verbage.  By comparison, if a sports report said a player had "flu-like symptoms", is it not OK to paraphase that (s)he is "sick".—Bagumba (talk) 19:41, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Good point. What's the objection to the word "suicide"? Unless there's a good one, we should go with it. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:04, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I brought it to general audience here after an editor on my talk page wrote that the "official cause of death should be what's used".—Bagumba (talk) 20:17, 10 May 2012 (UTC)
 * With no objection, there appears to be consensus.—Bagumba (talk) 21:31, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

No comma in name
The recent edit to add a comma before "Jr" in his name is counter to the spelling in most sources. It is also not present in pro-football-reference.com. MOS:BIO says to not place a comma unless it the preference of sources.—Bagumba (talk) 18:34, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Defensive stats
You are invited to contribute to the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League to determine how defensive stats should be presented in NFL bios.—Bagumba (talk) 00:46, 31 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 August 2015
I would like to request that the photo of Junior Seau be replaced with this photo from Wikimedia Commons taken in 2011: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Junior_Seau_inducted_into_the_Chargers_Hall_of_Fame.jpg. The source of the photo is the San Diego Chargers, and was uploaded by Joel Price (username: joelpricesd), who works for the San Diego Chargers handling their digital files, of which this is one. This can be verified from his Twitter handle @joelprice.

2602:306:CFDB:550:0:0:0:48 (talk) 02:12, 9 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Not done. Potential copyright issues aside, the current picture is better. Calidum T&#124;C 03:22, 9 August 2015 (UTC)

At least change it to a picture with him in a Chargers uniform. He is known as a Charger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.136.114.82 (talk) 02:43, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Free free to suggest one that meets the image use policy.—Bagumba (talk) 17:19, 10 August 2015 (UTC)

Request to change main picture
I would like to propose a change to the main picture used for Junior Seau. I understand that, perhaps, the author maybe a Patriots fan, but it is a fact that the best years Junior had and the fame of Junior Seau began with the San Diego Chargers. I know that there is a bias towards the Patriots because they are considered a better team. But, by the time Junior played linebacker for the Patriots, he was a back up linebacker. HIs best years were behind him and those were spent in San Diego. His best years were not in New England or in Miami. Seau's best years were in San Diego. He will always be remembered as a Charger. When he retired, Seau retired as a Charger and his jersey #55 was retired as a Charger. He is in the NFL Hall of Fame as a member of the San Diego Chargers. Please, could you remove the current photo and replace it with one of Junior in the Chargers uniform? Also, there is no picture of him in the Miami Dolphins uniform. Also, there is little or no mention to the two times Junior Seau was in the Super Bowl. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickeleye480 (talk • contribs) 05:19, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

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Seau family Lawsuit against NFL
FYI,NFL settles lawsuit with family of legendary linebacker Junior Seau https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/05/us/nfl-junior-seau-settlement/

--Vwanweb (talk) 05:49, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

Chargers retired number and HOF
Per WP:NFLINFOBOX, the general preactice is to list the honor in the infobox using the current team's name, the Los Angeles Chargers, not the San Diego Chargers.—Bagumba (talk) 04:19, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Recommendation
I think this is a very well written article about Junior Seau's football career and his involvement with CTE but I feel like a couple of things could be added and re-organized. My first recommendation is in the lead section. I feel like it does a excellent job with highlighting his football accolades but I think it could be better with mentioning his CTE and his suicide earlier. I believe this because, yes, he is a very known athlete in the football realm but is more known nationally for his situation with CTE and if it is stated earlier the reader can connect more easily. Lastly, I feel like the article can touch on what his family's life is like post suicide and what it is like now so the reader can see how serious CTE is and can see how the family is doing/reacting to itHoltMatheis (talk) 14:14, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Given that he was well accomplished without his death, I wouldn't place it in the opening paragraph, which should be limited to the primary source(s) of notability (MOS:ROLEBIO). Afterwards, it seems like the two other paragraphs already flow well chronologically. The fact that his death is in the lead with a dedicated paragraph seems to be due emphasis relative to more general cases. Compare to MOS:LEADBIO:  As for the surviving family members, the guidance would be to apply WP:DUE coverage as it relates to Seau himself. Be wary of having his death become a WP:COATRACK of sorts. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 10:21, 17 February 2022 (UTC)