FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2006, file photo, former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau pauses before speaking to reporters and fans during a news conference announcing his retirement at the team's training facility in San Diego. In recent interviews with 40 players _ 13 rookies, 17 active veterans and 10 former NFL players _ The Associated Press heard growing worry about the physical and emotional toll professional football takes. The 43-year old Seau's suicide at his oceanfront home on May 2, 2012, resonated across the age groups, with more than half of each saying that particular event pushed them to ponder their future in the sport or the difficulties of adjusting to a new daily life after leaving the league.
FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2006, file photo, former San Diego Chargers linebacker Junior Seau pauses before speaking to reporters and fans during a news conference announcing his retirement at the team's training facility in San Diego. In recent interviews with 40 players _ 13 rookies, 17 active veterans and 10 former NFL players _ The Associated Press heard growing worry about the physical and emotional toll professional football takes. The 43-year old Seau's suicide at his oceanfront home on May 2, 2012, resonated across the age groups, with more than half of each saying that particular event pushed them to ponder their future in the sport or the difficulties of adjusting to a new daily life after leaving the league.
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Gregory Bull Associated Press
Sean Dockery writes "Junior R.I.P" on a board during a public memorial service Friday for NFL great Junior Seau at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. A private funeral was held earlier Friday, after which Seau was buried at Eternal Hills Cemetery.
Gregory Bull Associated Press
Sean Dockery writes "Junior R.I.P" on a board during a public memorial service Friday for NFL great Junior Seau at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. A private funeral was held earlier Friday, after which Seau was buried at Eternal Hills Cemetery.
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Beverley Henwood, center, mother of slain San Diego Officer Jeremy Henwood, is escorted from the Capitol to a ceremony where Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials spoke.
Beverley Henwood, center, mother of slain San Diego Officer Jeremy Henwood, is escorted from the Capitol to a ceremony where Gov. Jerry Brown and other state officials spoke.
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Ex-GOP Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who became an independent, is moving up in the San Diego mayor's race, a poll says.
Ex-GOP Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who became an independent, is moving up in the San Diego mayor's race, a poll says.
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| AppealDemocrat
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| UC Davis News
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| UC Davis News
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| Over the Monster
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