Dave Duerson found dead

[moochpuppy]

RIP #22

 

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/report-former-bears-safety-duerson-found-dead.html

[rawaction]

Double D....RIP. Only 50.

[Guest]

Much sadness.

[Soul]

This has not turned out to be a feel-good Friday. Not at all.

 

RIP.

[JWCUB]

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune is reporting former Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, and the co-director of a medical school program tells The Associated Press his family has agreed to donate his brain for research.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=6140093

[SouthSideRyan]

Yow

[Magnetic Curses]

singletary is taking notes.

[XZero771679666304]

I figured suicide when I first heard he was dead. Not a real good run for him in recent years.

[NCCubFan]

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune is reporting former Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, and the co-director of a medical school program tells The Associated Press his family has agreed to donate his brain for research.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=6140093

According to an nfl.com article Duerson himself asked that his brain be donated for research. He apparently made the request in a text message to his family and asked specifically that the left side of his brain be examined.

[Banedon]

I figured suicide when I first heard he was dead. Not a real good run for him in recent years.

 

Yeah, I figured it was suicide the way they were saying he was found dead with no inkling as to how..

[Wilson A2000]

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Tribune is reporting former Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, and the co-director of a medical school program tells The Associated Press his family has agreed to donate his brain for research.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=6140093

According to an nfl.com article Duerson himself asked that his brain be donated for research. He apparently made the request in a text message to his family and asked specifically that the left side of his brain be examined.

 

Did he send the text right before he shot himself or did he send it weeks or months before?

[NCCubFan]

I haven't seen that information. The articles I've seen just said before his suicide, not how much before.

[Soul]

Now I feel extra bad about this.

 

No '85 Bear should come to such an end.

 

I would've listened to Duerson tell war stories about '85 until the end of time. As a champion in this town, he's a hero. It's too bad he didn't feel like he had anything left to go on.

[Old Style]

Such a terrible situation. He knew he probably had that disease yet couldn't (wouldn't?) do anything to correct it.

[Pushfrog98]

Looks like it was the night before that he sent the text: http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/21/anxiety-about-brain-damage-pervades-football/?hpt=Sbin

[MWV]

Alan Schwarz of the Times regarding Duerson and his family:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/sports/football/23duerson.html?hp

[Wilson A2000]

Dan Bernstein had an interesting take on Duerson. Duerson was very much up on the research related to football players and brain injuries, especially early dementia and something else (CT or something?). Now that more details are coming out, Duerson was beginning to show early signs of dementia, had no $, and didn't want to be a burden for his family. Dan called what Duerson did "heroic" because he didn't want his family to have to care for him like a few others former NFL families have had to for other players who are in full-blown dementia and are close to vegetables. Terribly sad story.

[MWV]

Dan Bernstein had an interesting take on Duerson. Duerson was very much up on the research related to football players and brain injuries, especially early dementia and something else (CT or something?). Now that more details are coming out, Duerson was beginning to show early signs of dementia, had no $, and didn't want to be a burden for his family. Dan called what Duerson did "heroic" because he didn't want his family to have to care for him like a few others former NFL families have had to for other players who are in full-blown dementia and are close to vegetables. Terribly sad story.

CTE: Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

[BigSlick]

Dan Bernstein had an interesting take on Duerson. Duerson was very much up on the research related to football players and brain injuries, especially early dementia and something else (CT or something?). Now that more details are coming out, Duerson was beginning to show early signs of dementia, had no $, and didn't want to be a burden for his family. Dan called what Duerson did "heroic" because he didn't want his family to have to care for him like a few others former NFL families have had to for other players who are in full-blown dementia and are close to vegetables. Terribly sad story.

Actually Bernstein and the rest of the Score agreed to not label what Duerson did as heroic (I think Dan thought the method was heroic but not the suicide, etc, he was more sympathetic than the others) and their whole attitude was very odd to me. I always get uncomfortable when people start talking about how 'selfish' people who commit suicide are, but my field is mental health so I'm used to people not grasping reasons for suicide or being particularly sympathetic.

[imb]

who cares about these guys? theyre not even as good as Jackass anyway

[Soul]

Most popular sports radio show in a big market. At least, I think they're still on top.

 

But I agree. I stopped listening to them long ago. Schtick got old for me. Especially "who you crappin" which should have been laid to rest years ago.