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New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau (55) warms up on the field before an NFL wild-card playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. Star linebacker Junior Seau had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NFL player Junior Seau had brain disease CTE

Barry Wilner, Associated Press
(AP) - Junior Seau, one of the NFL's best and fiercest players for nearly two decades, had a degenerative brain disease when he committed suicide last May, the National Institutes of Health told The Associated Press on Thursday...
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ATLANTA - OCTOBER 21: Rapper Young Jeezy looks on after the game between the Miami Heat and the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on October 21, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Young Jeezy sued for $5 million

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Demetrius 'Kinky B' Ellerbee is suing hip-hop star Young Jeezy and Def Jam for $5 million...
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Study: Ex-NFL star had brain damage at time of suicide

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BOSTON (AP) - Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had "moderately advanced" brain damage related to blows to the head...
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