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Seau family reconsidering organ donation
FULL CLOSE CUT CLOSECUT - New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau talks to reporters during a media availability at their football facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008. The undefeated Patriots will play the Jacksonville Jaguars in an AFC divisional playoff game Saturday in Foxborough.(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia). (CP)
SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers chaplain Shawn Mitchell says Junior Seau's family is revisiting its decision to donate the former NFL linebacker's brain for research into football-related injuries.
Mitchell said Sunday that the family, which is of Samoan descent, is consulting with a group of elders on a number of matters.
He says it doesn't necessarily mean that the family won't donate Seau's brain for research.
"They really want to do everything right," Mitchell says.
The 43-year-old Seau committed suicide Wednesday at his home in suburban Oceanside. He played parts of 20 seasons in the NFL, including 13 with the Chargers.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition May 7, 2012 C6
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