Report:Junior Seau done with Chargers

[Guest oldschoolwrestling]

SAN DIEGO -- Junior Seau's agent received permission to seek a trade, apparently ending the star linebacker's 13-year run as leader of the San Diego Chargers.

 

 

 

 

If his agent isn't able to make a deal, Seau expects to be released, he told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

 

"It's definitely good and bad," Seau said. "It's time for us to part ways. There will be some disgruntled people and disgruntled fans, but it was time."

 

Neither Seau nor Chargers executives were available for comment.

 

However, the director of Seau's charitable foundation, Bette Hoffman, confirmed the move.

 

"He just feels that it's time to part ways with the Chargers," Hoffman said.

 

Seau was named to his 12th Pro Bowl last season, but missed the all-star game after undergoing surgery for an ankle injury that bothered him most of the season. He missed three games and part of another because of the injury.

 

"Look, this is not easy for me," coach Marty Schottenheimer told the Union-Tribun. "Junior Seau embodies everything you want in a player -- work ethic, dedication, passion. But we felt this was something we needed to do, and we wanted to do it right.

 

"That's why we extended the courtesy to Junior and his representative to try to see if there's a trade that can be reached."

 

Seau was a first-round draft pick in 1990 out of Southern Cal.

 

 

 

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[Guest Choken One]

What? I am not from S.D but I can tell he is an major Community player for that Area. Why would they want to cut him off? It's not like has any declined Skills...It HAS to be Salary Cap bullshit as usual.

[Guest oldschoolwrestling]

Jerry Rice leaves the Niners, Emmitt Smith the Cowboys, Junior Seau the Chargers. All salary cap issues. State of the game.

[Guest Smell the ratings!!!]

I don't know the number, but I'd imagine he has a contract that pays him for the player he was a few years ago. Now that he's getting older, he's not worth the money he was making. Hell, Emmitt was going to make like 7 Mil this year with the Cowboys. He's not even good enough to start on most teams.

[Guest El Satanico]

While the Salary Cap played a role, Emmitt and Rice were released mainly because their old team was ready to move on without them, but they weren't ready to retire.

 

Also Emmitt's belief that he's a 1300 back and likely refusal to sign for veteren's minimum didn't help his cause.

[Guest Polish_Rifle]

I hope he goes to the Chiefs. They could use a decent defense to compliment their offense.

[Guest RevEvil]

I wonder how this will affect his restaurant.