A post-mortem analysis of Junior Seau's brain tissue has diagnosed the former NFL linebacker with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, a degenerative brain diseased linked to football and head injuries.
The family of late NFL linebacker Junior Seau has agreed to donate his brain to researchers—possibly at Boston University— to determine what, if any, brain trauma the linebacker suffered during his 20-year NFL career.
Following the Hall of Fame linebacker's apparent suicide, football fans are wrestling with the ethics of being a football fan.
San Diego Chargers great Junior Seau is dead at 43 after an apparent suicide, Floyd Mayweather Jr. did not win $1.5 million betting on the Clippers, and Amar'e Stoudemire explains he did not intend to slice his hand open in a fit of rage after losing to Miami on Monday.
Have a story we missed? A link we have to click? A sharp opinion about the news? Instead of waiting for us to post it, tell us on the Open Wire.
Submit your news and ideas | See all reader postsThe Atlantic Wire is your authoritative guide to the news and ideas that matter most right now. Our team tracks newsmakers and opinions across the entire media spectrum: newspapers, web sites, television, radio and magazines.
But we do more than just collect information. By synthesizing, analyzing and summarizing what’s out there, and adding new information when we can, we are a news engine that gives you a quick and valuable account of the issues of the day.
Have a hot tip? A story we missed? Tell us on the Open Wire
How to send us editorial or technical feedback
Get Five Best Columns in your inbox each morning (preview)
