The daughter of a former New England Patriot shared a touching tribute to her late father.Junior Seau’s daughter, Sydney Seau, posted a photo of her and her father on Twitter.“Today you would be turning 47,” wrote Sydney. “And I would be making old man jokes. Happy birthday dad, I love you forever and always.”Junior Seau was found dead in his Los Angeles home after he shot himself in the chest. Doctors later diagnosed Seau with a traumatic brain injury they believed was attributed to playing football. As a result, the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL.In a second tweet, Sydney implored people to celebrate her father's birthday and honor his memory by watching the movie Concussion, which features Will Smith as forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu and his study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. Junior Seau played 20 seasons in the NFL, with his final four seasons spent playing for the Patriots.He was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, but the Hall limited his daughter’s comments to a video presentation. “It wasn’t going to be about the mess,” said Sydney to the New York Times. “My speech was solely about him.”Sydney was able to give remarks after unveiling her father’s Hall of Fame bust. "Dad, you gave us your time, your presence, your love, but most of all, you gave us your heart," she said. "You were more than just enough. You were everything.".37527932.37527934

The daughter of a former New England Patriot shared a touching tribute to her late father.

Junior Seau’s daughter, Sydney Seau, posted a photo of her and her father on Twitter.


“Today you would be turning 47,” wrote Sydney. “And I would be making old man jokes. Happy birthday dad, I love you forever and always.”

Junior Seau was found dead in his Los Angeles home after he shot himself in the chest. Doctors later diagnosed Seau with a traumatic brain injury they believed was attributed to playing football. As a result, the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the NFL.

In a second tweet, Sydney implored people to celebrate her father's birthday and honor his memory by watching the movie Concussion, which features Will Smith as forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu and his study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Junior Seau played 20 seasons in the NFL, with his final four seasons spent playing for the Patriots.

He was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 8, but the Hall limited his daughter’s comments to a video presentation. “It wasn’t going to be about the mess,” said Sydney to the New York Times. “My speech was solely about him.”

Sydney was able to give remarks after unveiling her father’s Hall of Fame bust. "Dad, you gave us your time, your presence, your love, but most of all, you gave us your heart," she said. "You were more than just enough. You were everything."

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