Junior Seau Loses Home in San Diego Fires

According to this report out of ESPN.com, former San Diego Charger and current New England Patriot Junior Seau has lost his home in San Diego County in the raging wildfires that have plagued the region since Sunday.  Seau is practicing with his team in preparation for Sunday’s game, but obviously the loss of a man’s home would be a very large distraction.  Seau played the bulk of his career as a San Diego Charger and was beloved in this town back when there wasn’t much to love about the team.  Though he is no longer a Charger, obviously both Charger Nation and the entire New England Patriots fan base grieves with him.

This story just goes to show that this fire has affected us all, and that it will continue to bring all of us closer together.  While Seau no longer plays for the San Diego Chargers, his family still lives there, including his three daughters.  One of his homes has been destroyed in the fire, and his restaurant is now being used as a shelter.  Seau may now play for the New England Patriots, but today, he couldn’t be more a San Diegan, experiencing the same things all San Diegans are experiencing, and offering what he can to  help, even from so far away.  Makes it tough to think about football, with everything else that is happening right now.

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Richard Seymour Returns to Practice

In what might be the most dramatic case of the rich getting richer in recent sports memory, Richard Seymour has returned to practice with the New England Patriots.  The Patriots have managed to win their first seven games of the season without the five-time Pro-Bowl defensive lineman, and now it appears he will be back in action sometime in November.  Seymour played on all three previous Super Bowl winners for the Patriots.  He was the Pats first round draft pick in 2001.  His return will signal yet another improvement on defense for a team that already seems head and shoulders ahead of their competition.

Though it isn’t particularly likely, Seymour could play in what promises to be another epic AFC match-up between the Colts and Patriots in week 9.  Seymour is an amazing athlete and one of the premier defensive players in the league.  He can play both the run and the pass extremely well, and has done so for his entire career.  Getting Seymour back into the fold will only make the Patriots more dangerous to their opponents, and you have to believe that he is doing everything in his power to get ready for that huge rivalry game coming up before the Pats’ bye week.

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