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Junior Seau Junior Seau began his pro career in 1990 after being selected as the fifth player overall in that year’s draft by the San Diego Chargers. Over the next 20 seasons, he exemplified perseverance, leadership, and a level of excellence that made him one of the finest linebackers to have ever played in the National Football League. Seau started 15 games in his rookie campaign and finished as the team’s second- leading tackler. The following season, he earned league-wide acclaim when he was named All-Pro for the first of six straight seasons. Seau was named All-Pro two more times (1998 and 2000). An intense competitor and team leader, Seau was also voted to 12 Pro Bowls. In 1994, he led the Chargers to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. He played an integral role San Diego’s success that season as the team finished 11-5 and won the AFC Western Division. He recorded 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, forced a fumble and had three passes defensed to pace the Chargers that season. Seau registered 10 or more tackles in a game 10 times that year (eight in the regular season and two in postseason). In the playoffs, Seau led the Chargers as they knocked off the Miami Dolphins in the division playoffs before defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-13, in the AFC championship to earn a trip to Super Bowl XXIX. Seau recorded 12 tackles, four assists and one pass defensed in the conference championship win. Then, despite falling to the 49ers in the Super Bowl, Seau had a strong showing and finished with 9 solo tackles, 2 assisted tackles and sacked Steve Young once for a loss of four yards. Later in his career, Seau played in the 2007 AFC championship game and Super Bowl XLII while a member of the New England Patriots. In all, Seau played 268 career games with the Chargers (1990-2002), Miami Dolphins (2004-05), and Patriots (2007-09). He recorded 10 or more tackles in a regular season game 64 times amassed 56.5 career sacks and intercepted 18 passes which he returned for 238 yards. He also recovered a fumble for a touchdown and had two pass receptions during his career. Seau led the Chargers in sacks twice (1996 and 1997) and was the club’s top tackler eight times. He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 by UPI and Football Digest and was the Chargers Most Valuable Player six times. Seau was also named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

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Page 1: Junior Seau - Pro Football Hall of Fame · Super Bowls Super Bowl XXIX – San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26 Seau started at inside linebacker. He had ninetackles, two

Junior Seau

Junior Seau began his pro career in 1990 after being selected as the fifth player

overall in that year’s draft by the San Diego Chargers. Over the next 20 seasons, he

exemplified perseverance, leadership, and a level of excellence that made him one of the

finest linebackers to have ever played in the National Football League.

Seau started 15 games in his rookie campaign and finished as the team’s second-

leading tackler. The following season, he earned league-wide acclaim when he was named

All-Pro for the first of six straight seasons. Seau was named All-Pro two more times (1998

and 2000). An intense competitor and team leader, Seau was also voted to 12 Pro Bowls.

In 1994, he led the Chargers to their first and only Super Bowl appearance. He played

an integral role San Diego’s success that season as the team finished 11-5 and won the AFC

Western Division. He recorded 155 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, forced a fumble

and had three passes defensed to pace the Chargers that season. Seau registered 10 or

more tackles in a game 10 times that year (eight in the regular season and two in

postseason). In the playoffs, Seau led the Chargers as they knocked off the Miami Dolphins

in the division playoffs before defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-13, in the AFC

championship to earn a trip to Super Bowl XXIX. Seau recorded 12 tackles, four assists and

one pass defensed in the conference championship win. Then, despite falling to the 49ers in

the Super Bowl, Seau had a strong showing and finished with 9 solo tackles, 2 assisted

tackles and sacked Steve Young once for a loss of four yards. Later in his career, Seau

played in the 2007 AFC championship game and Super Bowl XLII while a member of the

New England Patriots.

In all, Seau played 268 career games with the Chargers (1990-2002), Miami Dolphins

(2004-05), and Patriots (2007-09). He recorded 10 or more tackles in a regular season game

64 times amassed 56.5 career sacks and intercepted 18 passes which he returned for 238

yards. He also recovered a fumble for a touchdown and had two pass receptions during his

career. Seau led the Chargers in sacks twice (1996 and 1997) and was the club’s top tackler

eight times.

He was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1992 by UPI and Football

Digest and was the Chargers Most Valuable Player six times.

Seau was also named to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

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Junior Seau, Page 1

Junior Seau

Linebacker – 6-3, 250 – Southern California

1990-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-05 Miami Dolphins, 2006-09 New England Patriots (20 playing seasons)

Biographical Background Full Name: Tiaina Seau, Jr. Birthdate: January 19, 1969 Birthplace: San Diego, California Died: May 2, 2012 at Oceanside, California High School: Oceanside (CA) Pro Career: 20 seasons, 268 games Drafted: 1st round (5th player overall) of 1990 draft by the San Diego Chargers Career Statistics

Sacks Interceptions

Year Team G No. No. Yds. TD 1990 San Diego 16 1.0 -- -- -- 1991 San Diego 16 7.0 -- -- -- 1992 San Diego 15 4.5 2 51 0 1993 San Diego 16 0.0 2 58 0 1994 San Diego 16 5.5 -- -- -- 1995 San Diego 16 2.0 2 5 0 1996 San Diego 15 7.0 2 18 0 1997 San Diego 15 7.0 2 33 0 1998 San Diego 16 3.5 -- -- -- 1999 San Diego 14 3.5 1 16 0 2000 San Diego 16 3.5 2 2 0 2001 San Diego 16 1.0 1 2 0 2002 San Diego 13 1.5 1 25 0 2003 Miami 15 3.0 -- -- -- 2004 Miami 8 1.0 -- -- -- 2005 Miami 7 1.0 -- -- -- 2006 New England 11 1.0 -- -- -- 2007 New England 16 3.5 3 28 0 2008 New England 4 0.0 -- -- -- 2009 New England 7 0.0 -- -- -- Career Total 268 56.5 18 238 0

Additional Career Statistics: Fumbles Recovered for TD: 1; Receptions: 2-8

All-League Teams All-Pro: 1991 (NEA) • 1992 (AP, PFWA, SN, NEA) • 1993 (AP, PFWA, SN) •

1994 (AP, PFWA, SN) • 1995 (PFWA, SN) • 1996 (AP, SN) • 1998 (AP, PFWA) • 2000 (AP, PFWA, SN)

All-Pro Second Team: 1995 (AP) • 1997 (AP) • 1999 (AP)

All-AFC: 1992 (UPI, PW) • 1993 (UPI, PW) • 1994 (UPI, PW) • 1995 (UPI, PW) • 1996 (UPI) • 1997 (PW) • 2000 (PW)

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Junior Seau, Page 2 Pro Bowls

(12) – 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003*

*Did not play In the NFL Record Book (at time of his retirement following 2009 season) Pro Bowl Records • [Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions Returned for Touchdown, Game – 1 (1993) • [Tied for 2nd] Most Games Played, Career – 11 Team Records Chargers records held by Seau (Records through the 2002 season, Seau’s final season with San Diego) • [Tied for 1st] Most Games, Career – 200 • [3rd] Most Seasons, Career – 13 Postseason Records • [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions, Game – 1 (vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 31, 1995) • [Tied for 3rd] Most Interceptions, Career – 1 League/Team Statistical Titles Team Statistical Championships Sack Titles: 1996, 1997

Tackle Titles: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 Awards and Honors • NFL All-Decade Team of 1990s • 1992 NFL Defensive Player of the Year (UPI, Football Digest) • 1993 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1994 Walter Payton/NFL Man of the Year • 1994 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1) • 1996 AFC Defensive Player of the Week (Weeks 5, 10) • 1997 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1997 Chargers Most Inspirational Player • 1998 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1998 Chargers Defensive Player of the Year • 1998 NFL Defensive Player of the Year (Football Digest) • 1999 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 1999 Chargers Defensive Player of the Year • 2000 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 2001 Chargers Most Valuable Player • 2002 Chargers Most Inspirational Player • 2002 AFC Defensive Player of the Month (September) • 2003 Don Shula Leadership Award • 2004 Don Shula Leadership Award

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Junior Seau, Page 3

Year-by-Year Team Records 1990 San Diego ............................. 6-10-0 (4th) 1991 San Diego ............................. 4-12-0 (5th) 1992 San Diego ............................ 11-5-0 (1st) 1993 San Diego ............................... 8-8-0 (4th) 1994 San Diego ............................ 11-5-0 (1st) 1995 San Diego .............................. 9-7-0 (2nd) 1996 San Diego ............................... 8-8-0 (3rd) 1997 San Diego ............................. 4-12-0 (5th) 1998 San Diego ............................. 5-11-0 (5th) 1999 San Diego ............................... 8-8-0 (3rd)

2000 San Diego ............................. 1-15-0 (5th) 2001 San Diego ............................. 5-11-0 (5th) 2002 San Diego ............................... 8-8-0 (3rd) 2003 Miami .................................... 10-6-0 (2nd) 2004 Miami .................................... 4-12-0 (4th) 2005 Miami ...................................... 9-7-0 (2nd) 2006 New England ....................... 12-4-0 (1st) 2007 New England ....................... 16-0-0 (1st) 2008 New England ........................ 11-5-0 (2nd) 2009 New England ....................... 10-6-0 (1st)

Division Finish in Parentheses) Qualified for Postseason in Bold Championship Games

1994 AFC – San Diego Chargers 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 13

Seau started at inside linebacker. He had 12 tackles, four assists and one pass defensed.

2006 AFC – Indianapolis Colts 38, New England Patriots 34 Seau was not active for this game.

2007 AFC – New England Patriots 21, San Diego Chargers 12 Seau started at inside linebacker. He had three tackles, three assists one sack and two quarterback hurries.

Super Bowls

Super Bowl XXIX – San Francisco 49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26 Seau started at inside linebacker. He had nine tackles, two assists and one sack.

Super Bowl XLII – New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 Seau played at inside linebacker. He had two tackles in the game.

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Junior Seau, Page 4 Media Guide Excerpts

Career biography provided by the San Diego Chargers

EXTRA POINTS • The Junior Seau Foundation is one of the largest and most successful foundations established by a professional athlete,

ranking 13th among such foundations according to a 2007 Wall Street Journal report. • Junior received a Community Service Award from President Bush at the White House in 2005. • Junior owns Seau’s The Restaurant, which is one of the most popular restaurants and sports bars in San Diego. CAREER TRANSACTIONS Junior Seau was signed by the New England Patriots as a free agent on August 18, 2006 … Originally selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft … Traded to the Miami Dolphins on April 16, 2003 in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2004 NFL Draft … Placed on injured reserve with a pectoral injury (11/03/04) … Placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury (11/24/05) … Placed on injured reserve with an arm injury (11/27/06) … Re-signed by the Patriots (5/21/07) … Re-signed by the Patriots (12/5/08)…Re-signed by the Patriots (10/14/2009) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • Seau enters the 2009 season having played in 260 career games with 243 starts for the San Diego Chargers (1990-

2002), Miami Dolphins (2003-05) and New England Patriots (2006-08). • Seau is entering his 20th NFL season in 2009 and his fourth season with the Patriots, having played in 31 games with 16

starts for New England from 2006-08. • In his first two seasons with the Patriots (2006-07), Seau totaled 146 tackles (92 solo), 4.5 sacks, three interceptions and

five passes defensed. • In 2007, Seau served as a team captain for the Patriots and played in every regular-season and playoff game, starting the

season’s final four regular-season games and two of three playoff contests at inside linebacker. • Seau recorded 76 tackles (55 solo) in 2007, and made 3.5 sacks to tie his highest sack total in 10 seasons. • Seau’s three interceptions in 2007 were the highest total of his career. • Seau was signed by the Patriots as a free agent on Aug. 18, 2006 and played in the first 11 games of the 2006 season

while making 10 starts. He recorded 70 tackles (37 solo) in 2006, a total that ranked fifth on the team. • The 6-foot-3-inch, 248-pound linebacker has recorded 1,899 career tackles (1,452 solo), including 56.5 sacks for 353.5

yards, 18 interceptions for 238 yards, 98 passes defensed, 12 forced fumbles and 17 fumble recoveries, including one returned for a touchdown.

• Seau earned 12 consecutive Pro Bowl selections from 1992-2003 and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.

• He has been an Associated Press first team All-Pro selection six times (1992-94, 1996, 1998, 2000) and has been a second-team All-Pro on two occasions (1995, 1999).

• In recognition of his off-the-field achievements, he was named the NFL’s Man of the Year in 1994. • In his 13-year career with San Diego (1990-2002), Seau played in 200 games, tying him for first on the Chargers’ all-time

list. • He was selected as the Chargers’ Most Valuable Player a team-record six times and led the team in tackles in eight of his

13 seasons in San Diego. • Seau has served as a team captain on four occasions – with the Chargers in 1994, 1995 and 1996 and with the Patriots

in 2007. • Seau missed only seven games over a 14-year span from 1990-2003. • Seau’s streak of 12 straight Pro Bowl seasons is tied for the third longest such streak since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. • Seau’s 260 career games played rank as the second highest total by a linebacker in NFL history, trailing only Clay

Matthews (278). • Seau has recorded 10 or more tackles in a game 64 times. • Seau is tied for first on San Diego's all-time list for games played with 200. • With the Dolphins, Seau was voted by his teammates as the winner of the Leadership Award in 2003 and 2004. • Seau was the Chargers' Defensive Player of the Year twice (1998-99). • Seau was voted by his teammates as the Chargers' Most Inspirational Player in 1997 and 2002 • Seau has been a first-team All-Pro selection by College & Pro Football Newsweekly twice (1992, 1994) and a second-

team pick three times (1993, 1995, 1999). • Seau has been a first-team All-Pro choice by the Pro Football Writers of America four times (1992-95). • Seau was a first-team All-Pro selection by USA Today in 1996. • Seau registered 47 sacks during his tenure with San Diego, third on the Chargers’ all-time list. • Seau was selected by San Diego with the fifth overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft. Of the 27 first-round draft choices that

year, he is the only one currently active in the NFL.

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Junior Seau, Page 5 SEASONAL REVIEWS 2009 (7/0/3/1): Played in seven contests after signing as a free agent on Oct. 14 … Saw his first action of the season in the Patriots’ 59-0 shutout victory over the Tennessee Titans (10/18). Tennessee (10/18): Returned to NFL action, playing in reserve at inside linebacker as the Patriots tied the largest margin of victory by any team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger in a 59-0 shutout over the Titans … Registered his 18th career fumble recovery, pouncing on an Ahmad Hall fumble forced by Brandon McGowan in the fourth quarter … Stuffed Javon Ringer for no gain on a fourth-quarter rush. at Tampa Bay (10/25): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 35-7 win over the Buccaneers at Wembley Stadium … Tallied two tackles. Miami (11/8): Suited up but did not play. at Indianapolis (11/15): Suited up but did not play. N.Y. Jets (11/22): Suited up but did not play. at New Orleans (11/30): Inactive. at Miami (12/6): Returned to action, playing in a reserve role at inside linebacker … Tallied two solo tackles. Carolina (12/13): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the Panthers … Teamed with Ty Warren to drop DeAngelo Williams for a 2-yard loss on a first-quarter carry … Made four tackles. at Buffalo (12/20): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 17-10 win over the Bills … Teamed with Mike Wright to stack up Marshawn Lynch for a 3-yard loss in the second quarter … Made three tackles. Jacksonville (12/27): Played in reserve at inside linebacker as the Patriots clinched the AFC East title with a 35-7 victory over the Jaguars … Made one solo tackle along with one quarterback hit. at Houston (1/3): Played in reserve at inside linebacker, making two solo tackles at the Texans. 2009 Postseason (1/0/0/0): Baltimore (1/10): Played in reserve at inside linebacker versus the Ravens … Tallied six tackles … Sniffed out a screen pass to Le’Ron McClain and dropped him in the backfield for a 4-yard loss in the second quarter. 2008 (4/2): Signed as a free agent on Dec. 5, 2008 after spending the first three quarters of the season out of football … Played in the season’s final four games while helping the Patriots to a 4-0 record in those contests, seeing significant action as a reserve in his first two contests and starting the last two games of the season … Recorded 29 tackles in his four games, a total that placed second on the Patriots in the month of December … Led the team in tackles with eight in the Patriots’ 47-7 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Dec. 21 … Recorded a season-high 10 tackles in the Patriots’ 13-0 shutout win at Buffalo in the season finale … Was part of a Patriots defense that helped the team to a 4-0 record in December while allowing just 13.5 points per game during the month. at Seattle (12/7): Saw his first action of the season just two days after being signed as a free agent, playing in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 24-21 comeback victory over the Seahawks … Saw significant playing time after an injury to starter Tedy Bruschi early in the second quarter … Tallied five tackles (2 solo). at Oakland (12/14): Played in reserve at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 49-26 victory over the Raiders … Saw significant playing time after an injury to starter Gary Guyton in the second quarter … Credited with six solo tackles. Arizona (12/21): Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 47-7 victory over the Patriots … Tallied a team-leading eight tackles, including five solo tackles. at Buffalo (12/28): Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 13-0 victory over the Bills, their first shutout since 2006 … Finished second on the team with 10 tackles … Teamed with Jarvis Green to stuff Xavier Omon for no gain on a third-down play in the first quarter, forcing the Bills to punt … Later in the first, stopped Fred Jackson for no gain. 2007 (16/4, 3/2): Played in all 16 regular-season games while making four starts at inside linebacker in 2007… Was voted a defensive captain for the 2007 season by his teammates… Started the final four games of the season and two of three playoff games … Passed Bill Romanowski for second place on the NFL list for career games played by a linebacker after playing in his 244th game on Sept. 23, 2007, in the Patriots’ 38-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills… Set a single-season career high for interceptions, picking off Tony Romo for his third interception and helping to seal the Patriots’ 48-27 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 14… Tied for the team lead in tackles in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the New York Jets on Dec. 16… Tied a single-game career high with two sacks against the New York Jets on Dec. 16… Participated in all 16 regular-season contests for the first time since the 2001 season… Established a single-season career high and finished tied for second on the team with three interceptions in 2007. N.Y. Jets (9/9): Played a reserve role at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ 38-14 road victory … Provided a lead block on Heath Evans’ 1-yard touchdown run as Seau lined up at fullback. San Diego (9/16): Tied with Ty Warren for team lead in tackles with six and tied with Rosevelt Colvin for the lead in solo tackles with five. Cleveland (10/7): Tied a single-game career high with two interceptions against the Browns… Thwarted a Browns third-and-goal try from the Patriots’ 1-yard line in the first quarter after Seau had combined with Adalius Thomas to stuff the Browns’ Jason Wright on a goal-line stand, then picked off Derek Anderson in the back of the end zone on a pass that was deflected by teammate Asante Samuel… Grabbed a second pick after Mike Vrabel had knocked down Anderson on a pass intended for Wright in the second quarter … Recorded six tackles (4 solo). Dallas (10/14): Nabbed his third interception in two games and, in the process, set a career high for interceptions as he picked off a Tony Romo pass with 3:54 remaining in the fourth quarter to highlight a 48-27 Patriots’ victory. Miami (10/21): Tallied his first sack of the season, dragging down Cleo Lemon for a 12-yard loss on the final play of Patriots’ commanding 49-28 victory over the Dolphins… Tallied four solo tackles. Buffalo (11/18): Played in a reserve role at inside linebacker… Notched three tackles (two solo) in the Patriots’ 56-10 rout of the Bills… Provided the lead block at fullback on Kyle Eckel’s 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Philadelphia (11/25): Played in reserve at middle linebacker, registering two tackles (1 solo) in the Patriots’ 31-28 comeback win over the Eagles… Paved the way for a Patriots’ rushing touchdown for the second straight week, leading Heath Evans into the end zone from 1-yard out and giving the Patriots a 14-7 lead in the first quarter. Pittsburgh (12/9): Made his first start of the season at middle linebacker… Tied a single-game season high with six solo tackles in the Patriots’ 34-13 win over the Steelers. N.Y. Jets (12/16): Started at inside linebacker… Tied for the team lead with a season-high nine

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Junior Seau, Page 6 tackles (6 solo) in the Patriots’ 20-10 win over the Jets… Tied a career high with two sacks while registering two quarterback hits… Dropped Chad Pennington for an 8-yard loss in the second quarter… Brought down Pennington for a second time on a 13-yard sack on the final play of the game… Made four tackles that resulted in a loss or no gain by the Jets’ offense. Miami (12/23): Started at inside linebacker… Tallied five solo tackles, two quarterback hits and a half a sack in the Patriots’ 28-7 win over the Dolphins… N.Y. Giants (12/29): Started at inside linebacker… Tied for the team lead with six tackles as the Patriots became the fourth team in NFL history to complete its regular-season undefeated in a 38-25 comeback victory over the Giants. Jacksonville (1/12): Started at inside linebacker in the Patriots’ divisional round playoff win over Jacksonville… Tied for the team lead with nine tackles (4 solo) in the Patriots’ 31-20 win over the Jaguars… Combined with Adalius Thomas to drop Fred Taylor for a 3-yard loss in the first quarter. San Diego (1/20): Started at inside linebacker… Tied for the team lead with seven tackles in the Patriots’ 21-12 win over the Chargers in the AFC Championship Game… Recorded his first playoff sack since Super Bowl XXIX, taking down Philip Rivers on a 4-yard sack in the first quarter, helping to force a San Diego punt. N.Y. Giants (2/3): Played in a reserve role at inside linebacker in Super Bowl XLII… Made two solo tackles. 2006 (11/10): Started 10 of the first 11 games at inside linebacker before being placed on injured reserve on Nov. 27 … Recorded 70 tackles (37 solo), a total that ranked fifth on the team … Led the team in tackles twice and recorded a season-high 15 tackles in a game against the New York Jets on Nov. 12. Buffalo (9/10): Started at inside linebacker and finished second on the team with nine tackles (5 solo) … Teamed with Ty Warren to stuff Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush in the fourth quarter. N.Y. Jets (9/17): Started at middle linebacker … Notched five tackles (3 solo). Denver (9/24): Started at inside linebacker and led the team with 11 tackles (2 solo) and a pass defensed … Knocked down a pass intended for Cecil Sapp in the second quarter. Miami (10/8): Started at inside linebacker … Tallied five tackles (2 solo) and a quarterback hit. Buffalo (10/22): Made the start at inside linebacker and led the team with nine tackles (5 solo) … Stuffed Willis McGahee for a 1-yard loss on a rush off left guard in the first quarter … Teamed with Mike Vrabel to stuff Robert Royal for no gain on a tight end screen in the second quarter … Combined with Ty Warren to stonewall McGahee for no gain on a rush off right guard in the third quarter. Minnesota (10/30): Started at inside linebacker … Recorded two solo tackles and a quarterback hit … Stonewalled Chester Taylor for a 1-yard loss on a rush off right tackle in the first quarter. Indianapolis (11/5): Started at inside linebacker … Finished second on the team with 11 tackles (7 solo), a sack and a quarterback hit … Blitzed up the middle and sacked Peyton Manning for a 9-yard loss in the second quarter. N.Y. Jets (11/12): Made the start at inside linebacker … Finished second on the team with 15 tackles (10 solo). Chicago (11/26): Started at inside linebacker and registered a solo tackle … Left the game with an arm injury in the second quarter. 2005 (7/5 – Miami): Started five of the seven games in which he appeared before being placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury (11/24) … At the time he was placed on injured reserve, he ranked fifth on the team with 43 tackles … Led the team in tackles once and finished second on the team on two occasions … Finished second on the team with eight tackles in the season opener against Denver (9/11) … Led the team with a season-high 15 tackles against the N.Y. Jets (9/18), including one sack, marking his 60th career game with a double-digit tackle total. 2004 (8/8 – Miami): Started all eight games in which he played … Recorded 68 tackles, a sack, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed … Despite missing eight games, ranked eighth on the team in tackles … Sustained a torn right pectoral muscle in Monday night game at N.Y. Jets (11/1) … Was placed on injured reserve on November 3 and underwent surgery on November 5 … At the time of his injury, was averaging more than eight tackles per game while his tackle total was second on the squad … … Was voted by teammates as the winner of the Dolphins’ 2004 Don Shula Leadership Award, the second straight year he was bestowed with that honor … His lone sack of the season came in opener against Tennessee (9/11) when he also recovered a fumble … Was credited with 10 tackles apiece in games 2-5 before posting a season-best 12 stops at Buffalo (10/17). 2003 (15/15 – Miami): Started all 15 games in which he played at weakside linebacker, was inactive for one, in his first season with the Dolphins … Finished second on the team with 133 tackles (81 solo) … Included in that total were three sacks, his most since he had 3.5 in 2000 … Of his tackle total, 12 resulted in lost yardage, the most on the team … It marked the ninth time in his career that he reached the 100-tackle mark … Recorded five double-digit tackle performances, including three when he led the team in tackles … . Was a key addition to a defense that allowed an average of only 90.8 yards rushing per game, fourth-fewest in the AFC and fifth in the NFL, as the Dolphins were the only team in the league not to permit an individual 100-yard rusher … Average per rush attempt yielded of 3.3 was second in the NFL in ’03 and was the best figure in Dolphins history … Following the season, was voted by his teammates as the winner of the 2003 Leadership Award … Registered a season-high 16 tackles in 23-10 win at N.Y. Giants (10/5) as the Dolphins held the Giants to just 77 yards rushing and a 3.3 average per attempt … Tied for second on the team with nine tackles in Monday Night game again his former team, San Diego (10/27), in Tempe, Ariz., as the Dolphins limited the Chargers to 250 yards of total offense. 2002 (13/13 – San Diego): Started all 13 games at weakside linebacker … Was inactive for three contests with an ankle injury … Finished the year with 84 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, seven passes defensed and one forced fumble … Was selected to 2002 AFC Pro Bowl squad for the 12th time in his career in his final season with the Chargers … Was chosen by teammates as the recipient of the Emil Karas Award as the team’s Most Inspirational Player … Was named AFC

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Junior Seau, Page 7 Co-Defensive Player of Month for September … Finished the month with 26 tackles, an interception, one sack and four passes defensed … Had his best overall game of the year in the season’s second week when he posted seven tackles, an interception, a sack and two passes defensed against Houston (9/15) … Established a season-high with 10 tackles against San Francisco (11/17) … Saw action in the 196th regular season game of his career against Miami (11/24), moving him past Doug Wilkerson into second on the Chargers’ all-time list for games played … In his final game as a Charger, at Kansas City (12/22), was the 200th of his career, tying him with Russ Washington for the most regular season games played in Chargers history. 2001 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 games at weakside linebacker … Was the team’s second-leading tackler with 96 stops … Added a sack, an interception, six passes defensed and two forced fumbles … Was voted to a Chargers team-record 11th consecutive Pro Bowl, as a reserve … Was named Chargers’ Most Valuable Player for fifth straight season … Led club with 11 tackles against Arizona (11/25) in the 182nd game of his career, as he moved past Dan Fouts into third on the team’s career list for games played. 2000 (16/16 – San Diego): Opened all 16 contests at weakside linebacker … Ranked second on the team in tackles (122), passes defensed (11) and interceptions (two) … Was sixth on the team with 3.5 sacks … His 11 passes defensed tied a career-high that he first set in 1993 … Earned his 10th consecutive Pro Bowl selection and his eighth as a starter … Also was named the team’s Most Valuable Player … Was selected as an Associated Press All-Pro and was chosen as the NFL Alumni Association’s Linebacker of Year … Was named to NFL’s All-Decade Team for 1990s and Chargers 40th Anniversary All-Time Team … Racked up a season-high 16 tackles against the Baltimore Ravens (12/10). 1999 (14/14 – San Diego): Started all 14 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Was inactive for two games … Led team with 99 tackles, marking the eighth time in his career and the eighth time in the last nine seasons that he held this spot … Also had 3.5 sacks, an interception, nine passes defensed, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … Also saw action on offense at H-Back in short-yardage and goal-line situations, catching two passes for eight yards … Earned his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl bid, as a reserve on the AFC squad … Was recognized as the team’s Most Valuable Player for the third straight year … Captured Defensive Player of Year (David Griggs Memorial Award) honors for second year in a row … Garnered second team All-Pro honors from the Associated Press and College & Pro Football Newsweekly … Led team in tackles in seven games and was tied for team lead on one other occasion … Recorded double-digit tackle totals in four contests … Opened the season at Cincinnati (9/13) by recording four tackles and forcing a fumble on a sack, which Gerald Dixon scooped up and returned 27 yards for touchdown … Set season highs with 12 tackles and two sacks in 20-10 win at Detroit (10/10) … His sack total in that game tied a career-high that he had attained on three previous occasions … Helped seal the Chargers’ 23-20 victory over Raiders (12/26) with team-high seven tackles, an interception and a sack … Caught first-career NFL pass, good for two yards from Jim Harbaugh against Chicago (11/21) … Also caught a six-yard pass from Harbaugh the following week at Minnesota (11/28). 1998 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 games at an inside linebacker spot … Led the team with 115 tackles, representing the seventh year in a row that he led the team in tackles … Also had 3.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and seven passes defensed … Named to his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl, his seventh as a starter … Voted by his teammates as Chargers’ Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of Year … National honors included All-Pro first team by Associated Press, Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News … Also was named AFC Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) and the Committee of 101 in Kansas City, Missouri … Led the Chargers in tackles in five games and tied for team lead three times … Tallied a season and team-high 12 tackles against the N.Y. Giants (9/27) and also led Chargers with 10 tackles in 13-10 win over Philadelphia (10/18). 1997 (15/15 – San Diego): Started all 15 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Was second on the club with 97 tackles … Tied a personal-high with seven sacks, a figure he first achieved the previous year … Also tied for team lead with two interceptions and added two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and six passes defensed … Was named to his seventh consecutive Pro Bowl, as a reserve … Was voted by his teammates as the team’s Most Valuable Player and Most Inspirational Player … Led team in tackles three times … Recorded 10 or more tackles in three games … Missed season-opener at New England (8/31) while recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery that he underwent on August 4 … Despite playing with broken big toe on his left foot, led team with nine tackles, to go along with his fourth sack of year and one forced fumble, as the Chargers held Raiders to 13 yards rushing in San Diego’s 25-10 win at Oakland (10/5) … The 13 yards rushing allowed was the second best defensive performance in team history … Led team with a season-high 13 tackles, in addition to his seventh sack of season, at San Francisco (11/23). 1996 (15/15 – San Diego): Opened all 15 games in which he played at an inside linebacker spot … Led team in both tackles (138) and sacks (7) … Also collected two interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and seven passes defensed … Was named to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Was voted a defensive captain by his teammates … Earned All-Pro honors from the Associated Press, The Sporting News and Football Digest … Garnered All-AFC honors from Football News and United Press International … Led team in tackles on eight occasions … Posted double-digit tackle totals in seven contests … Was named AFC Defensive Player of Week after recording a team-high 12 tackles, two interceptions that both led to touchdowns, one sack and two passes defensed in the Chargers’ 22-19 win over Kansas City (9/29) … Both interceptions in the game came off Steve Bono passes … Selected as AFC Defensive Player of Week when he posted five tackles, a pair of sacks, a pass defensed and one forced fumble in a 26-19 win at Indianapolis

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Junior Seau, Page 8 (11/3) … Notched 14 tackles in three-consecutive games, against New England (12/1), at Pittsburgh (12/8) and at Chicago (12/14). 1995 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 regular season games at an inside linebacker spot … Topped team’s tackle chart with 129 stops … Also compiled two sacks, a pair of interceptions, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and eight passes defensed … Was voted to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Earned All-Pro honors from the Associated Press, Football Digest, The Sporting News and USA Today … Led team in tackles in seven of 17 games played, including playoffs … Registered 10 or more tackles in six games … Led the Chargers with 12 tackles (all solo) and scored his first career touchdown on a 29-yard fumble return in Chargers’ 27-17 win at Philadelphia (9/17) … With San Diego needing a win in season finale at N.Y. Giants (12/23) to secure a playoff berth, came up with his biggest game of the season by leading team with a season-high 13 tackles … Late in the game, he pressured Giants quarterback Dave Brown into throwing a pass that Shaun Gayle intercepted and returned 99 yards for a touchdown in 27-17 win … Led Chargers with 11 tackles and recorded first career postseason interception in the divisional playoffs against Indianapolis (12/31) when he picked off a Jim Harbaugh pass. 1994 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 games and registered a career-high 155 tackles … Finished with 5.5 sacks, three fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and three passes defensed … Was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl, all as a starter … Had eight regular season games and two postseason contests with 10 or more tackles … Led team in tackles in 14 of San Diego’s 19 games … Won numerous postseason awards as well, including the True Value Hardware NFL Man of Year and NFL’s Linebacker of Year by National Football League Players Association for the second straight season … Also was a first-team All-Pro selection by the Associated Press, College & Pro Football Newsweekly, Football Digest, Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America and The Sporting News … Earned first team All-AFC honors from Football News and United Press International … Played the second half of the regular season and all of the postseason with extremely painful pinched nerve in neck … Started all three playoff games and compiled 31 tackles, a sack and two passes defensed … Opened the season with a tremendous game, as he tallied 14 tackles while also hauling in game-ending loose ball, which slipped out of John Elway’s hand, to preserve the Chargers’ 37- 34 come-from-behind win at Denver (9/4) … Notched 10 tackles, a sack and pressured Seahawks quarterback Rick Mirer into throwing an interception which was returned by Stanley Richard for touchdown, in the Chargers’ 24-10 win at Seattle (9/18) … Turned in an outstanding effort in AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh (1/15) as he collected 16 tackles in San Diego’s 17-13 win when Chargers held Steelers to 66 net rushing yards … Registered 11 tackles and a sack in Super Bowl XXIX vs. San Francisco (1/29/95) at Pro Player Stadium. 1993 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 games … Led team with 129 tackles, including 19 stops behind line of scrimmage, also a team-best … Was third on the squad with 11 passes defensed … Added a pair of interceptions, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble … Made his third consecutive trip to Pro Bowl - all as a starter - and was selected as the team’s co-Most Valuable Player … Also was chosen as the NFL Players Association’s Linebacker of Year … Was named to All-Pro teams by Associated Press, Football Digest, Pro Football Writers of America, The Sporting News, College & Pro Football Newsweekly and Sports Illustrated … Was selected to All-AFC team by United Press International and Football News … Was the Chargers’ Edge Man of Year recipient … Led team in tackles in 11 of 16 games on the season … Earned AFC Defensive Player of Week accolades for his performance against Houston (9/19) when he posted a team-high seven tackles, two passes defensed and two interceptions. Both of his interceptions led to Chargers touchdowns … Tallied a season-high 13 tackles against the L.A. Raiders (11/21) and Green Bay Packers (12/12). 1992 (15/15 – San Diego): Started all 15 games in which he played … Leader of a defense that ranked second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL, allowing an average of only 264.2 yards per game, including only 87.2 on the ground … Topped team’s tackle chart with 108 stops … Added 4.5 sacks, two interceptions, 10 passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Was voted to start in his second straight Pro Bowl … Was voted NFL Defensive Player of Year by Football Digest, Football News and Newspaper Enterprise Association … Was selected as the AFC Defensive Player of Year by United Press International … Earned All-Pro recognition from Associated Press, Football Digest, The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly … Led Chargers in tackles in eight regular season games and one postseason contest … Notched first NFL interception in season opener against Kansas City (9/6) as he picked off a Dave Krieg pass. Also collected 1.5 sacks in the contest … Recorded a season-high 11 tackles against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (11/22) … Recorded 26 tackles in two playoff contests, including the divisional playoffs at Miami (1/10/93) when he set a career-high with 19 total stops. 1991 (16/16 – San Diego): Started all 16 games … Became Chargers’ top defensive playmaker, as he recorded a team-high 129 tackles, while finishing second on squad with seven sacks … Also defensed two passes … Was voted to his first career Pro Bowl, as he was chosen as a starter … Was the team’s leading tackler for nine games … Had five contests in which he hit double figures in tackles, including a season-high 13 stops vs. L.A. Rams (10/13). 1990 (16/15 – San Diego): Started 15 of the 16 games in which he played as a rookie … Was the team’s second leading tackler with 85 total stops … Also had a sack and a pass defensed … Was a second alternate to the Pro Bowl … Was named to Football News’ all-rookie team … Topped team’s tackle chart three times over the course of the season … Notched a season-high 12 tackles, including the first sack of his career, in the regular season finale at the L.A. Raiders (12/30).

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Junior Seau, Page 9 COLLEGE Lettered two years (1988-89) at USC … Was a unanimous first-team All-America choice in 1989 after recording 19 sacks and 27 tackles behind line of scrimmage … Posted six sacks in 1988 after sitting out the previous season under NCAA Proposition 48 rules … Majored in public administration. PERSONAL Tiaina Baul Seau Jr. was born on January 19,1969 in San Diego, California … Has three children: daughter, Sydney Beau (1993); sons Jake Ryan (1995) and Hunter Tiaina (2000) … Graduated from Oceanside (Calif.) High School, where he played linebacker and tight end as senior … Also was the San Diego Section Basketball Player of Year and the Avocado League shot put champion his senior year … Was a member of California's All-Academic team with 3.6 grade point average … Started The Junior Seau Foundation in 1992 (website: www.juniorseau.org) … The Foundation's mission is “To educate and empower young people through the support of child abuse prevention, drug and alcohol awareness, recreational opportunities, anti-juvenile delinquency efforts and complimentary educational programs” … Funded two youth athletic fields in San Diego: the Junior Seau Sports Complex and the Junior Seau Foundation Field at Polinsky Children’s Center … Funded athletic court at Camp Hope for the San Diego Family Justice Center … Spokesman for San Diego City Schools breakfast program for disadvantaged children … His Foundation’s Scholars of Excellence Program (funded by the NFL) has awarded more than 200 scholarships to college-bound students … Among the honors Seau has received for his charitable endeavors include the True Value Hardware NFL Man of Year, (1994); National Boys and Girls Clubs Hall of Fame (1999); San Diego Hall of Champions Professional Star of the Year, (1992); Christian Okoye’s Humane Award (2004) … One of 100 most influential Asian Americans (1990s) by A Magazine … Opened SEAU’S The Restaurant in 1996, which consistently has been voted San Diego’s most popular sports themed restaurant … The fifth of six children … Born in San Diego, Junior and his family moved to American Samoa, and then returned to California prior to entering grade school … Did not speak English until age seven.

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SEAU’S GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS SINCE 1994

1994 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/04 at Denver S 14 10 4 1.5 11.5 - - - - 1 W 37-34 09/11 Cincinnati S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 - - W 27-10 09/18 at Seattle S 10 6 4 1.0 5.0 - - - - - W 24-10 09/25 at L.A. Raiders S 8 6 2 2.0 5.0 - - - - - W 26-24 10/09 Kansas City S 12 10 2 - - - - - - - W 20-6

10/16 at New Orleans S 13 11 2 - - - - - 1 - W 36-22 10/23 Denver S 19 16 3 1.0 6.0 - - 1 - - L 15-20 10/30 Seattle S 9 6 3 - - - - - - - W 35-15 11/06 at Atlanta S 4 3 1 - - - - - - - L 9-10 11/13 at Kansas City S 9 7 2 - - - - - - - W 14-13 11/20 at New England S 11 7 4 - - - - - - - L 17-23 11/27 L.A. Rams S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 31-17 12/05 L.A. Raiders S 11 10 1 - - - - - - - L 17-24 12/11 San Francisco S 9 9 0 - - - - - - - L 15-38 12/18 at N.Y. Jets S 11 9 2 - - - - - - - W 21-6

12/24 Pittsburgh S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - W 37-34 1994 Totals 16/16 155 124 31 5.5 27.5 0 0 3 1 1 11-5 01/08 Miami S 4 4 0 - - - - 1 - - W 22-21 01/15 at Pittsburgh S 16 12 4 - - - - 1 - - W 17-13 01/29 at San Francisco S 11 9 2 1.0 4.0 - - - - - L 26-49 1994 Postseason 3/3 31 25 6 1.0 4.0 0 0 2 0 0 2-1

1995 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/03 at Oakland S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 7-17 09/10 Seattle S 4 2 2 - - - - 1 - - W 14-10 09/17 at Philadelphia S 12 12 0 - - - - - - 1 W 27-21 09/24 Denver S 11 10 1 - - - - 1 - - W 6-17 10/01 at Pittsburgh S 5 4 1 - - - - - 1 - L 16-31 10/09 at Kansas City S 9 8 1 - - - - 1 - - L 23-29 10/15 Dallas S 7 5 2 - - - - - - 1 L 9-23 10/22 at Seattle S 5 4 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - W 35-25 11/05 Miami S 7 7 0 - - 1 3 1 - - L 14-24 11/12 Kansas City S 9 7 2 1.0 3.0 - - - - - L 7-22

11/19 at Denver S 12 10 2 - - 1 2 1 - - L 27-30 11/27 Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - 1 - - W 12-6 12/03 Cleveland S 10 8 2 - - - - 1 - - W 31-13 12/09 Arizona S 5 5 0 - - - - - - - W 28-25 12/17 at Indianapolis S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - W 27-24 12/23 at N.Y. Giants S 13 11 2 - - - - 1 - 1 W 27-17 1995 Totals 16/16 129 111 18 2.0 10.0 2 5 8 1 3 9-7

12/31 Indianapolis S 11 9 2 - - 1 0 2 - - L 20-35 1995 Postseason 1/1 11 9 2 0.0 0.0 1 0 2 0 0 0-1

1996 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/01 Seattle S 3 2 1 1.0 0.0 - - - - - W 29-7

09/08 Cincinnati S 5 4 1 - - - - - - 1 W 27-14 09/15 at Green Bay S 12 10 2 - - - - - - - L 10-42 09/22 at Oakland S 9 8 1 1.0 8.0 - - - - - W 40-34 09/29 Kansas City S 12 9 3 1.0 6.0 2 18 2 - - W 22-19 10/06 at Denver S 8 8 0 - - - - 1 - - L 17-28 10/21 Oakland S 11 9 2 - - - - - - - L 14-23 10/27 at Seattle Inactive L 13-32 11/03 at Indianapolis S 5 5 0 2.0 13.0 - - 1 1 - W 26-19 11/11 Detroit S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 27-21 11/17 Tampa Bay S 15 9 6 - - - - - - - L 17-25 11/24 at Kansas City S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - W 28-14 12/01 New England S 14 14 0 - - - - - - - L 7-45 12/08 at Pittsburgh S 14 10 4 - - - - - - - L 3-16

12/14 at Chicago S 14 11 3 2.0 14.0 - - - - - L 14-27 12/22 Denver S 8 5 3 - - - - 3 - 2 W 16-10 1996 Totals 15/15 138 110 28 7.0 41.0 2 18 7 1 3 8-8

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1997 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 08/31 at New England Inactive L 7-41 09/07 at New Orleans S 11 9 2 1.0 5.0 - - - - 1 W 20-6 09/14 Carolina S 6 6 0 - - 1 26 1 - - L 7-26 09/21 at Seattle S 3 2 1 1.0 2.0 - - - - - L 22-26 09/28 Baltimore S 4 4 0 1.0 9.0 - - - - 1 W 21-17 10/05 at Oakland S 9 8 1 1.0 8.0 - - - 1 - W 25-10 10/16 at Kansas City S 4 4 0 - - - - 1 - - L 3-31 10/26 Indianapolis S 6 6 0 - - - - 2 - - W 35-19 11/02 at Cincinnati S 7 6 1 1.0 0.0 - - 1 - - L 31-38 11/09 Seattle S 7 6 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - L 31-37 11/16 Oakland S 10 9 1 - - - - - - - L 13-38 11/23 at San Francisco S 13 11 2 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 10-17 11/30 Denver S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 28-38 12/07 Atlanta S 5 5 0 - - - - - - - L 3-14 12/14 Kansas City S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 7-29 12/21 at Denver S 3 2 1 - - 1 7 1 - - L 3-38 1997 Totals 15/15 97 84 13 7.0 40.0 2 33 6 1 2 4-12

1998 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/06 Buffalo S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - W 16-14 09/13 at Tennessee S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - W 13-7 09/20 at Kansas City S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - L 7-23 09/27 N.Y. Giants S 12 12 0 - - - - - - - L 16-34 10/04 at Indianapolis S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - L 14-17 10/11 at Oakland S 7 6 1 - - - - 1 - - L 6-7

10/18 Philadelphia S 10 6 4 0.5 4.0 - - - - 1 W 13-10 10/25 Seattle S 7 7 0 - - - - - - - L 20-27 11/08 at Denver S 7 5 2 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 10-27 11/15 Baltimore S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - W 14-13 11/22 Kansas City S 8 7 1 - - - - 2 1 - W 38-37 11/29 Denver S 4 4 0 1.0 13.0 - - 1 - 1 L 16-31 12/06 at Washington S 5 5 0 1.0 3.0 - - - - - L 20-24 12/13 at Seattle S 8 7 1 - - - - 1 - - L 17-38 12/20 Oakland S 8 4 4 - - - - 1 - - L 10-17 12/27 at Arizona S 10 6 4 - - - - 1 - - L 13-16 1998 Totals 16/16 115 92 23 3.5 29.0 - - 7 1 2 5-11

1999 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/19 at Cincinnati S 4 3 1 1.0 18.0 - - - 1 1 W 34-7

09/26 Indianapolis S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 19-27 10/03 Kansas City S 10 8 2 - - - - 1 - - W 21-14 10/10 at Detroit S 12 7 5 2.0 10.0 - - 1 - - W 20-10 10/17 Seattle S 11 8 3 - - - - - - - W 13-10 10/24 Green Bay S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - L 3-31 10/31 at Kansas City S 2 0 2 - - - - - - - L 0-34

11/07 Denver S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - L 17-33 11/14 at Oakland S 12 11 1 - - - - 1 - - L 9-28 11/21 Chicago S 5 4 1 - - - - - - - L 20-23 11/28 at Minnesota S 9 6 3 - - - - 1 - - L 27-35 12/05 Cleveland Inactive W 23-10 12/12 at Seattle S 9 9 0 - - - - 2 - - W 19-16 12/19 at Miami S 7 4 3 - - - - 2 - - L 9-12 12/26 Oakland S 7 5 2 0.5 4.0 1 16 1 - - W 23-20 01/02 at Denver Inactive W 12-6 1999 Totals 14/14 99 75 24 3.5 32.0 1 16 9 1 1 8-8

2000 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/03 at Oakland S 7 4 3 1.0 3.0 - - 1 - - L 6-9

09/10 New Orleans S 15 15 0 - - - - - - - L 27-28 09/17 at Kansas City S 8 8 0 - - - - - 1 - L 10-42 09/24 Seattle S 4 4 0 0.5 0.5 - - 1 - - L 12-20 10/01 at St. Louis S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - L 31-57 10/08 Denver S 9 8 1 - - - - 3 - - L 7-21 10/15 at Buffalo S 12 10 2 - - - - 1 - - L 24-27 10/29 Oakland S 6 5 1 - - 1 0 2 - - L 13-15 11/05 at Seattle S 5 5 0 1.0 7.0 - - - - - L 15-17 11/12 Miami S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 7-17 11/19 at Denver S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - L 37-38 11/26 Kansas City S 5 4 1 - - 1 2 1 - - W 17-16 12/03 San Francisco S 6 4 2 1.0 0.0 - - - - - L 17-45 12/10 at Baltimore S 16 13 3 - - - - 1 - - L 3-24 12/17 at Carolina S 6 3 3 - - - - - - - L 22-30 12/24 Pittsburgh S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 21-34 2000 Totals 16/16 122 103 19 3.5 10.5 2 2 11 1 0 1-15

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2001 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/09 Washington S 6 5 1 - - - - 1 - - W 30-3

09/23 at Dallas S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - W 32-21 09/30 Cincinnati S 6 6 0 - - 1 2 1 - - W 28-14 10/07 at Cleveland S 6 6 0 - - - - - 1 - L 16-20 10/14 at New England S 6 1 5 - - - - - - - L 26-29 10/21 Denver S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 27-10 10/28 Buffalo S 7 7 0 1.0 6.0 - - 1 1 - W 27-24 11/04 Kansas City S 6 5 1 - - - - - - - L 20-25 11/11 at Denver S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 16-26 11/18 at Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - 2 - - L 24-34 11/25 Arizona S 10 10 0 - - - - - - - L 17-20 12/02 at Seattle S 8 7 1 - - - - - - - L 10-13 12/09 at Philadelphia S 5 4 1 - - - - 1 - - L 14-24 12/15 Oakland S 8 8 0 - - - - - - - L 6-13 12/23 at Kansas City S 3 2 1 - - - - - - - L 17-20 12/30 Seattle S 7 6 1 - - - - - - - L 22-25 2001 Totals 16/16 96 84 12 1.0 6.0 1 2 6 2 0 5-11

2002 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/08 at Cincinnati S 1 1 0 - - - - 1 - - W 34-6 09/15 Houston S 7 7 0 1.0 6.0 1 25 2 - - W 24-3

09/22 at Arizona S 9 5 4 - - - - 1 - - W 23-15 09/29 New England S 9 8 1 - - - - - - - W 21-14 10/06 at Denver Inactive L 9-26 10/13 Kansas City S 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 35-34 10/20 at Oakland Inactive W 27-21 11/03 N.Y. Jets S 4 3 1 - - - - 1 - - L 13-44 11/10 at St. Louis S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 1 - L 24-28 11/17 San Francisco S 10 4 6 - - - - - - - W 20-17 11/24 at Miami S 9 6 3 - - - - - - - L 3-30 12/01 Denver S 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 30-27 12/08 Oakland S 8 7 1 - - - - 1 - - L 7-27 12/15 at Buffalo S 10 5 5 0.5 2.5 - - - - - L 13-20 12/22 at Kansas City S 5 3 2 - - - - - - - L 22-24 12/29 Seattle Inactive L 28-31 2002 Totals 13/13 84 60 24 1.5 8.5 1 25 7 1 0 8-8

2003 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/07 Houston S 8 3 5 - - - - - - - L 20-21 09/14 at N.Y. Jets S 6 4 2 - - - - - - - W 21-10 09/21 Buffalo S 5 3 2 1.0 5.0 - - - - - W 17-7

10/05 at N.Y. Giants S 16 11 5 - - - - - - - W 23-10 10/12 at Jacksonville Inactive W 24-10 10/19 New England S 12 7 5 - - - - - - - L 13-19 10/27 at San Diego S 9 4 5 - - - - - - - W 26-10 11/02 Indianapolis S 11 8 3 - - - - - - - L 17-23 11/09 at Tennessee S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - L 7-31 11/16 Baltimore S 9 6 3 1.0 1.0 - - - - - W 9-6

11/23 Washington S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - W 24-23 11/27 at Dallas S 7 6 1 1.0 7.0 - - - - - W 40-21 12/07 at New England S 13 5 8 - - - - 1 - - L 0-12

12/15 Philadelphia S 3 3 0 - - - - 1 - - L 27-34 12/21 at Buffalo S 7 5 2 - - - - - - - W 20-3

12/28 N.Y. Jets S 8 5 3 - - - - - - - W 23-21 2003 Totals 15/15 133 81 52 3.0 13.0 0 0 2 0 0 10-6

2004 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/11 Tennessee S 9 5 4 1.0 7.0 - - - - 1 L 8-17 09/19 at Cincinnati S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - L 13-16 09/26 Pittsburgh S 10 7 3 - - - - - - - L 3-13 10/03 N.Y. Jets S 10 6 4 - - - - - - - L 9-17

10/10 at New England S 10 7 3 - - - - - - - L 10-24 10/17 at Buffalo S 12 6 6 - - - - - - - L 13-20 10/24 St. Louis S 3 1 2 - - - - 1 - - W 31-14 11/01 at N.Y. Jets S 4 2 2 - - - - - - - L 14-41 11/07 Arizona Placed on injured reserve L 23-24 2004 Totals 8/8 68 40 28 1.0 7.0 0 0 1 0 1 4-12

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2005 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/11 Denver S 8 3 5 - - - - 1 - - W 34-10 09/18 at N.Y. Jets S 15 11 4 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 7-17 09/25 Carolina S 6 1 5 - - - - - - - W 27-24 10/09 at Buffalo p 6 3 3 - - - - - - - L 14-20 10/16 at Tampa Bay Inactive L 13-27 10/21 Kansas City Inactive L 20-30 10/30 at New Orleans Inactive W 21-6

11/06 Atlanta S 3 0 3 - - - - - - - L 10-17 11/13 New England p 1 0 1 - - - - - - - L 16-23 11/20 at Cleveland S 4 2 2 - - - - 1 - - L 0-22 11/27 at Oakland Placed on injured reserve W 33-21 2005 Totals 7/5 43 20 23 1.0 9.0 0 0 2 0 0 9-7

2006 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds I Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/10 Buffalo S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - W 19-17 09/17 at N.Y. Jets S 5 3 2 - - - - - - - W 24-17 09/24 Denver S 11 2 9 - - - - 1 - - L 7-17 10/01 at Cincinnati p 1 0 1 - - - - - - - W 38-13 10/08 Miami S 5 2 3 - - - - - - - W 20-10 10/22 at Buffalo S 9 5 4 - - - - - - - W 28-6 10/30 at Minnesota S 2 2 0 - - - - - - - W 31-7

11/05 Indianapolis S 11 7 4 1.0 9.0 - - - - - L 20-27 11/12 N.Y. Jets S 15 10 5 - - - - - - - L 14-17 11/19 at Green Bay S 1 0 1 - - - - - - - W 35-0

11/26 Chicago S 1 1 0 - - - - - - - W 17-13 12/03 Detroit Placed on injured reserve W 28-21 2006 Totals 11/10 70 37 33 1.0 9.0 0 0 1 0 0 12-4

2007 Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds Int Yds PD FF FR W/L Score 09/09 at New York Jets p 4 4 0 - - - - - - - W 38-14 09/16 San Diego p 6 5 1 - - - - - - - W 38-14 09/23 Buffalo p 6 3 3 - - - - - - - W 38-7

10/01 at Cincinnati p 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 34-13 10/07 Cleveland p 6 4 2 - - 2 23 2 - - W 34-17 10/14 at Dallas p 1 0 1 - - 1 5 1 - - W 48-27 10/21 at Miami p 4 4 0 1.0 12.0 - - - - - W 49-28 10/28 Washington p 5 3 2 - - - - - - - W 52-7

11/04 at Indianapolis p 5 1 4 - - - - - - - W 24-20 11/18 at Buffalo p 3 2 1 - - - - - - - W 56-10 11/25 Philadelphia p 2 1 1 - - - - - - - W 31-28 12/03 at Baltimore p 6 6 0 - - - - - - - W 27-24 12/09 Pittsburgh S 6 6 0 - - - - 1 - - W 34-13 12/16 New York Jets S 9 6 3 2.0 21.0 - - - - - W 20-10 12/23 Miami S 5 5 0 0.5 2.0 - - - - - W 28-7

12/29 at New York Giants S 6 4 2 - - - - - - - W 38-35 2007 Totals 11/10 76 55 21 3.5 35.0 3 28 4 0 0 16-0

01/12 Jacksonville S 9 4 5 - - - - - - - W 31-20 01/20 San Diego S 7 3 4 1.0 4.0 - - - - - W 21-12 02/03 * New York Giants p 2 2 0 - - - - - - - L 14-17 2007 Postseason 3/2 18 9 9 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1

Date Opponent P/S TT UT A S Yds QH Int Yds PD FF FR SpT

12/07 at Seattle 1/0 5 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/14 at Oakland 1/0 6 6 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/21 Arizona 1/1 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12/28 at Buffalo 1/1 10 4 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2008 Totals 4/2 29 17 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Junior Seau's 2008 Game-By-Game Statistics

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Junior Seau's 2009 Game-By-Game Statistics D a t e Opponent P / S TT UT A S Y ds QH Int Y

ds PD FF FR

10/18 Tennessee 1/0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10/25 at Tampa Bay 1/0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/08 Miami Did not play 11/15 at

Indianapolis Did not play

11/22 N.Y. Jets Did not play 11/30 at New

Orleans Inactive

12/06 at Miami 1/0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/13 Carolina 1/0 4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/20 at Buffalo 1/0 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/27 Jacksonville 1/0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 01/03 at Houston 1/0 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2009 Totals 7/0 15 8 7 0.0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Postseason P / S TT UT A S Yds QH Int Yds PD FF FR

01/10 Baltimore 1/1 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Postseason Totals 1/1 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Games: 64

Results: 25-39-0

Date Opponent Result ScoreTotal

TacklesSolo

Tackles Assists Sacks

1 Oct. 6, 1991 L.A. Raiders W 21-13 11 7 4 0.0

2 Oct. 13, 1991 at L.A. Rams L 24-30 12 10 2 1.0

3 Dec. 15, 1991 Miami W 38-30 10 1 9 0.0

4 Dec. 22, 1991 Denver L 14-17 10 8 2 1.0

5 Oct. 25, 1992 Denver W 24-21 10 8 2 0.0

6 Nov. 22, 1992 Tampa Bay W 29-14 10 5 5 1.0

7 Dec. 27, 1992 at Seattle W 31-14 10 8 2 0.0

8 Nov. 21, 1993 at San Diego L 7-12 13 11 2 0.0

9 Dec. 12, 1993 Green Bay L 13-20 13 12 1 0.0

10 Dec. 19, 1993 at Kansas City L 24-28 11 9 2 0.0

11 Jan. 2, 1994 at Tampa Bay W 32-17 10 10 0 0.0

12 Sept. 4, 1994 at Denver W 37-34 14 10 4 1.5

13 Sept. 18, 1994 at Seattle W 24-10 10 6 4 1.0

14 Oct. 9, 1994 Kansas City W 20-6 12 10 2 0.0

15 Oct. 16, 1994 at New Orleans W 36-22 13 11 2 0.0

16 Oct. 23, 1994 Denver L 15-20 19 16 3 1.0

17 Nov. 20, 1994 at New England L 17-23 11 7 4 0.0

18 Dec. 5, 1994 L.A. Raiders L 17-24 11 10 1 0.0

19 Dec. 18, 1994 at N.Y. Jets W 21-6 11 9 2 0.0

20 Jan. 15 1995* at Pittsburgh W 17-13 16 12 4 0.0

21 Jan. 29, 1995* vs. San Francisco L 26-49 11 9 2 0.0

22 Sept. 17, 1995 at Philadelphia W 27-21 12 12 0 0.0

23 Sept. 24, 1995 Denver W 17-6 11 10 1 0.0

24 Nov. 19, 1995 at Denver L 27-30 12 10 2 0.0

Dec. 3, 1995 Cleveland W 31-13 10 8 2 0.0

25 Dec. 23, 1995 at N.Y. Giants W 27-17 13 11 2 0.0

26 Dec. 31, 1995* Indianapolis L 20-35 11 9 2 0.0

27 Sept. 15, 1996 at Green Bay L 10-42 12 10 2 0.0

28 Sept. 29, 1996 Kansas City W 22-19 12 9 3 1.0

29 Oct. 21, 1996 Oakland L 14-23 11 9 2 0.0

30 Nov. 17, 1996 Tampa Bay L 15-25 15 9 6 0.0

31 Dec. 1, 1996 New England L 7-45 14 14 0 0.0

32 Dec. 8, 1996 at Pittsburgh L 3-16 14 10 4 0.0

33 Dec. 14, 1996 at Chicago L 14-27 14 11 3 2.0

34 Sept. 7, 1997 at New Orleans W 20-6 11 9 2 1.0

35 Nov. 16, 1997 Oakland L 13-38 10 9 1 0.0

36 Nov. 23, 1997 at San Francisco L 10-17 13 11 2 1.0

37 Sept. 27, 1998 N.Y. Giants L 16-34 12 12 0 0.0

38 Oct. 18, 1998 Philadelphia W 13-10 10 6 4 0.5

39 Dec. 27, 1998 at Arizona L 13-16 10 6 4 0.0

40 Oct. 3, 1999 Kansas City W 21-14 10 8 2 0.0

Junior Seau's 10-tackle performances

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Marvin Harrison ‐ game‐by‐game receiving totals

41 Oct. 10, 1999 at Detroit W 20-10 12 7 5 2.0

42 Oct. 17, 1999 Seattle W 13-10 11 8 3 0.0

43 Nov. 14, 1999 at Oakland L 9-28 12 11 1 0.0

44 Sept. 10, 2000 New Orleans L 27-28 15 15 0 0.0

45 Oct. 15, 2000 at Buffalo L 24-27 12 10 2 0.0

46 Dec. 10, 2000 at Baltimore L 3-24 16 13 3 0.0

47 Nov. 25, 2001 Arizona L 17-20 10 10 0 0.0

48 Nov. 17, 2002 San Francisco W 20-17 10 4 6 0.0

49 Dec. 15, 2002 at Buffalo L 13-20 10 5 5 0.5

50 Oct. 5, 2003 at N.Y. Giants W 23-10 16 11 5 0.0

51 Oct. 19, 2003 New England L 13-19 12 7 5 0.0

52 Nov. 2, 2003 Indianapolis L 17-23 11 8 3 0.0

53 Nov. 23, 2003 Washington W 24-23 10 6 4 0.0

54 Dec. 7, 2003 at New England L 0-12 13 5 8 0.0

55 Sept. 19, 2004 at Cincinnati L 13-16 10 6 4 0.0

56 Sept. 26, 2004 Pittsburgh L 3-13 10 7 3 0.0

57 Oct. 3, 2004 N.Y. Jets L 9-17 10 6 4 0.0

58 Oct. 10, 2004 at New England L 10-24 10 7 3 0.0

59 Oct. 17, 2004 at Buffalo L 13-20 12 6 6 0.0

60 Sept. 19, 2005 N.Y. Jets L 7-17 15 11 4 1.0

61 Sept. 24, 2006 Denver L 7-17 11 2 9 0.0

62 Nov. 5, 2006 Indianapolis L 20-27 11 7 4 1.0

63 Nov. 12, 2006 N.Y. Jets L 14-17 15 10 5 0.0

64 Dec. 28, 2008 at Buffalo W 13-0 10 4 6 0.0

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