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Remember the sad story of Junior Seau?

He was the former NFL player who recently killed himself.

It turned out that he was suffering from a degenerative brain disease, called CTE, that lead to depression and most likely his eventual suicide.

Now, the Seau family is suing the NFL!

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There are two new studies that are looking at the link between concussions and depression.

It's been a hot button issue in professional sports, especially in the NFL in the wake of the Junior Seau suicide.

So the studies picked a very specific group to study… 34 retired NFL players!

They found that

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Jovan Belcher wasn't just legally drunk when he shot his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins. He was twice the legal limit.

All of this is according to the new autopsy reports released, just months after the murder-suicide. The Chiefs linebacker shot Kasandra nine times before turning the gun on himself in front of two coaches.

This is so awful, and so brutal.

Police suspected Belcher had been drunk, because

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This is one of those studies that we don't want to bring to your attention, but need to.

According to a new statistical study, 1 in 25 teens in the U.S. has attempted suicide, while 1 in 8 have thought about it. Take that in for a moment, as it's one of the saddest things we've ever read.

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This is so sad.

On Saturday, Cincinnati Reds star Ryan Freel killed himself in his Florida home with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

Freel's body was found Saturday afternoon, and as of now, medical examiners are making the final determination of his cause of death.

With his team and family mourning, they said:

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Jovan Belcher murdered his baby's mama Kasandra Perkins and then killed himself earlier this month.

And as more deets on the horrific tragedy unravel, another piece to the puzzle could've possibly STOPPED the unfortunate occurrence.

According to reports, the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker sent a text message to his secret lovah stating that he "would shoot" Kasandra "if she didn't leave him alone."

However, the mysterious lady blew off the text and

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In the sad story of NFL star Jovan Belcher's shooting rampage and eventual suicide, the motive was unclear.

Though now it seems like there may be a reason why he was set off.

According to his mother, he and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins were arguing over their three-month old daughter, Zoey.

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