Junior Seau

Carson Palmer is traded to Arizona Cardinals

2013-04-02 17:48:00

Carson Palmer has landed with the third team of his NFL career. The Arizona Cardinals acquired the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner from the Oakland Raiders, then agreed to a two-year contract that could pay him up to $20 million with $10 million guaranteed....

On eve of Super Bowl, football caught between a rock and hard tackle

2013-02-02 00:00:00

One afternoon in early January, I took a tour of the refurbished Memorial Stadium in Berkeley with a pair of architects from the firm HNTB. For me it was a visit brimming with nostalgia: I grew up about three miles north of the stadium, in the Berkeley...

Big holes in the NFL safety net for former players like Bob Zeman

2013-02-02 00:00:00

LA JOLLA — Bob Zeman will do the same as millions Sunday. He will grab the remote, find an easy chair and turn on the Super Bowl. "I still like the drama of the game," he says. He won't exactly be a fan. More like an observer. He knows too much...

Rodney Harrison is 'scared to death' after suffering concussions

2013-01-31 14:51:00

Rodney Harrison, the former all-pro safety for the San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots, said he's scared for his future after sustaining numerous concussions during his playing days.� "I'm scared to death,"� Harrison said in an interview with...

Study finds chronic brain damage in retired football players

2013-01-22 14:46:00

Doctors have discovered a way for professional football players to see how much damage their brains have suffered through a bruising career before it’s too late, according to a new study. UCLA researchers led a team of scientists that used a...

Bill Walton never takes a timeout from talking

2013-01-19 17:23:00

In a week when you thought you might have heard it all, I present to you Bill Walton speaking to USC students and bashing UCLA basketball. "I never knew they had pretty girls here at USC," began Walton, one of UCLA's all-time greats, after being...

Junior Seau's family sues NFL over his brain injuries

2013-01-23 10:34:43

Junior Seau had brain disease at time of suicide, tests show

2013-01-10 07:12:08

Councilman Bill Rosendahl, partner make relationship official

2013-01-10 08:02:39

Alleged phony doctor promising 'miracle cures' is charged

2013-01-10 08:43:06

Snow, ice shut down Interstate 5 over Grapevine

2013-01-10 08:22:07

Family wants body of 800-pound pet pig killed by hunters returned

2013-01-10 08:54:29

During the draft, the Chargers held a news conference where they trotted out offensive tackle D.J. Fluker, middle linebacker Manti Te'o and wide receiver Keenan Allen. Fluker is a mauling blocker.

2013-04-27 00:00:00

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San Diego, CA, USA; San Diego Chargers defensive tackle Antonio Garay (71) has the face of Junior Seau and number 55 shaved in his head prior to the game against the Tennessee Titans at Qualcomm Stadium. The number 55 of Seau will be retired before the game.

2012-10-02 09:22:00

The San Diego Chargers retired jersey number 55 in honor of Junior Seau during their first home game of the 2012 NFL season.

2012-09-16 00:00:00