Junior Seau dies at age 43

Our thoughts and prayers go out to former the family and friends USC Trojan and NFL All-Pro Linebacker Junior Seau, who died today. He had a strong commitment to the game of football, and his home town of San Diego.

Seau was as decorated professionally as a player can be, garnering the most Pro Bowl and All-Pro selections by a linebacker, missing out only on an elusive Super Bowl Ring. His work establishing the Junior Seau Foundation, which supports child abuse prevention, drug and alcohol education, recreational opportunities, and efforts to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents, has affected thousands of young people in its 20 years of existence. We are saddened by this loss, and today we pray for the communities of San Diego, USC, and Seau's family.