Junior Seau’s Family Reportedly Not Sure About Donating Brain for Research

May 6, 2012   ·   Richard Langford   ·   Jump to comments

After initially issuing a statement saying researchers would be allowed to study Junior Seau's brain, the Seau family is having second thoughts.
Shawn Mitchell, the family's pastor, had this to say to Reuters, reported by Corrie MacLaggan, about the wishes of the family regarding the decision to allow Junior's brain to be researched:
They have now stepped back from what they were thinking initially. Nothing is definite right now.
Mitchell was careful to add that this does not mean the family has ruled out the possibility, rather that they simply did not want to rush into a decision and that everything was being "revisited." 
This decision is drawing a lot of interest, as we are in an era of heightened awareness of the effects on the brain caused by concussions. 
Among other things, over 1,500 former NFL players have sued the league over head injuries, as they claim the league concealed links between football and brain injuries. 
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