Is Seau Back on the Radar?

40-year-old Junior Seau has lived out a long and fruitful career in the NFL so far, having played 16 seasons of pro football before “retiring” from the league in 2006. Seau came to the New England Patriots’ rescue last year in the midst of a heyday of injuries among the team, and now the veteran linebacker could be ready for one more season with the Pats, amounting to four years of playing time with New England since ‘06.

Recently, Seau was heard telling a radio station in San Diego that he’d consider being available if the Patriots need him this season, saying, “I’ll definitely look at it at the end of October or November. Let’s put it that way… What I’m doing is basically just surfing and enjoying life with the kids and carrying on as if I am retired. But if they happen to need me towards the end of the season like they did last year, then I’ll definitely look at it.”

Seau is one of few players in the NFL to still be playing at age 40, and his impressive skills are still the talk of the league. Last year after Seau came aboard the Patriots mid-season, Bill Belichick said of Seau: “It’s pretty remarkable what he’s doing, and the fact that he played as much as he did last year and at his age, at this level, it’s pretty remarkable, especially at that position. I’m lucky to have coached a couple guys like that: Clay Matthews and Junior. That’s rare at that position. A lot of guys don’t even make it until 30, let alone 40.” Will Seau be back? Stay tuned to find out!

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