http://www.mail.com/people/778174-junior-seau.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/778174-junior-seau.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2049142-teo-thinks-hes-pretty-prepared-nfl.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — After dealing with the commotion over his fake online girlfriend and his flop in the national championship game, Manti Te'o believes he's ready for the NFL. That includes being mentally tough enough for the verbal abuse he'll surely hear in places like Philadelphia, where the San Diego Chargers play their first road game next season, and ... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:20:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2049142-teo-thinks-hes-pretty-prepared-nfl.html 2013-04-27T23:20:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048026-chargers-take-manti-teo-2nd-round-nfl-draft.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manti Te'o made it to the NFL a day later than he expected, motivated to play well because he was snubbed in the first round of the draft. Unconcerned about a hoax involving a fake girlfriend and a flop in the national championship game that have dogged Te'o for four months, San Diego Chargers rookie general manager Tom Telesco moved up s... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:22:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048026-chargers-take-manti-teo-2nd-round-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-27T07:22:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1993464-seau-lawsuits-merged-with-pa-nfl-concussion-case.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two wrongful-death lawsuits over the suicide of Pro Bowler Junior Seau have been consolidated with NFL concussion litigation in Philadelphia. A key hearing in the NFL case is set for next week, when lawyers for thousands of former players will try to keep the issue in federal court. The league wants the claims heard in arbitration, und... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1993464-seau-lawsuits-merged-with-pa-nfl-concussion-case.html 2013-04-02T21:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1865504-what-nfl-tumultuous-season.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Super Bowl closes a tumultuous year for the NFL. Suicides by former NFL players. Thousands of others filing concussion lawsuits. New studies linking football to brain disease. Still no testing for human growth hormone. The specter of other purported performance-enhancing products — deer-antler spray, anyone? — being peddled to players. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1865504-what-nfl-tumultuous-season.html 2013-02-03T17:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1864684-column-football-up-killing-itself.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The dustup over deer-antler spray didn't last long, which is probably just as well. No reason to ruin Ray Lewis' retirement, or the week-long spectacle of everything that is the National Football League in this party town. On Sunday perhaps the biggest audience ever to see a Super Bowl will gather in front of televisions for parties of ... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1864684-column-football-up-killing-itself.html 2013-02-02T22:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853012-nfl-players-react-to-obamas-opinions-football.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation about having a child play. The hard-hitting 2011 Defensive Player of the Year also says that no matter how violent the sport, his 4-year-old son will be allowed to take it up if he wants. "It... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853012-nfl-players-react-to-obamas-opinions-football.html 2013-01-29T07:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1816520-goodell-issue-handing-rg3s-injury.html DENVER (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he doesn't have a problem with the way the Washington Redskins medical staff handled Robert Griffin III's knee injury. Nevertheless, he's anticipating changes in the way injuries not affecting the head are evaluated on the sideline. Goodell was in Denver for Saturday's Ravens-Broncos playoff game. Griffin ... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1816520-goodell-issue-handing-rg3s-injury.html 2013-01-12T20:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812258-researchers-nfls-seau-brain-disease.html When he ended his life last year by shooting himself in the chest, Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease often linked with repeated blows to the head. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health said Thursday the former NFL star's abnormalities are consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The hard-hitting linebacker played f... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1812258-researchers-nfls-seau-brain-disease.html 2013-01-10T22:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811686-nfl-star-junior-seau-suffered-brain-disease.html Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for two decades, suffered from a degenerative brain disease often associated with repeated blows to the head when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health said in a study released Thursday. The NIH, based in Bethesda, Md., said Seau's brain revealed abnormalities consistent wi... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1811686-nfl-star-junior-seau-suffered-brain-disease.html 2013-01-10T19:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1776524-penn-voted-ap-sports-story-year.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The Associated Press. The news broke in November 2011, with a grand jury report outlining charges against Jerry Sandusky, and the outrage that followed led to the firing of Hall of Fame coach... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1776524-penn-voted-ap-sports-story-year.html 2012-12-19T15:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738774-list-untimely-deaths-nfl-players.html The apparent murder-suicide of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, is one of a series of untimely deaths for current or former NFL players in recent years: — In July 2012, Tennessee Titans receiver O.J. Murdock, 25, was found in his car in front of his Florida high school with what appeared to be self-inflicted gunshot wounds. — In May 2012, ... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1738774-list-untimely-deaths-nfl-players.html 2012-12-03T00:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737752-murder-suicide-involving-chiefs-player-stuns-team.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches on this weekend's gameplan. Then they got a call to hurry to the parking lot. The two men rushed through the glass doors of Chiefs headquarters and came face-to-face with linebacker J... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 09:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1737752-murder-suicide-involving-chiefs-player-stuns-team.html 2012-12-02T09:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736584-police-chiefs-belcher-kills-girlfriend.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It began like any other Saturday for the Kansas City Chiefs during the NFL season, their general manager and coach at work early to put final touches on this weekend's gameplan. Then they got a call to hurry to the parking lot. The two men rushed through the glass doors of Chiefs headquarters and came face-to-face with linebacker J... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 02:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1736584-police-chiefs-belcher-kills-girlfriend.html 2012-12-02T02:33:00Z