PPM Version:
The National Institutes of Health examined the brain of NFL legend JUNIOR SEAU, and found that it was pretty messed up after a 20-year career in the pros. Seau committed suicide last May by shooting himself in the HEART . . . possibly so that his brain could be studied. After the results were released, the NFL said, quote, "We have work to do, and we're doing it."
Full Story:
Last May, NFL legend JUNIOR SEAU committed suicide by shooting himself in the HEART. He was only 43.
--There was immediately speculation that Seau shot himself in the heart so that doctors could study his brain . . . and the damage that a career in football had on it.
--Well, the National Institutes of Health did get a chance to study Seau's brain . . . and they determined that it was pretty messed up.
--Junior's wife Gina says, quote, "[It was the result of] a lot of head-to-head collisions over the course of 20 years of playing in the NFL . . . [which] gradually developed the deterioration of his brain and his ability to think logically."
--The NFL issued a statement commending the Seaus for cooperating with the NIH. They added, quote, "The NFL clubs have already committed a $30 million research grant to the NIH . . .
--"And we look forward to making decisions soon with the NFL Players Association on the investment of $100 million for medical research that is committed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. We have work to do, and we're doing it."
(--You can read a LONG article on this here.)