by Jim Trotter
University of Colorado, 16, 17–18
University of Michigan, 151
University of Southern California, 24–30, 40
academic disqualification in first year at, 19–22
Seau recruited by, 16, 17, 18–19
University of Texas, 16
University of Washington Huskies, 26
U-T San Diego, 75, 162
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Vechiarella, Jim, ix, 183
Velasco, James, 153–54, 170
Vince Lombardi Trophy, 139
Vioxx, 149–50
W
Walczak, Mark, 175, 178
Waldrop, Melissa, 8, 156
break-up with, 33–34
cohabitation with, 22
on family expectations, 11–12, 20, 170
promise ring given to, 12–13
on Seau’s competitiveness, 9
son born to, 30, 166–67
support by, 21
Walsh, Steve, 37
Wannstedt, Dave, 119, 127
Warner, Kurt, 197
Washington Redskins, 41–42, 146–47
Watters, Ricky, 73
Welker, Wes, 138, 139
Whelihan, Craig, 84
White, Reggie, 68
White House, 2
Whitmarsh, Mike, 142–43
“Who I Ain’t,” 186
Wiley, Marcellus, 123, 149–50
Williams, John, 71
Williams, Lee, 43, 123
Williams, Michael, 21–22, 29
Williams, Ricky, 121
Wilson, Ollie, 109
Winslow, Kellen, 63, 64, 132
wishbone offense, 27–28
Wisniewski, Steve, 45–46, 147
Wolthausen, Kevin, 26
Woodson, Darren, 75
Woodson, Rod, 118
Y
Yahnke, Allison, 194
Yahnke, Dale, 161–62, 194
Young, Steve, 72, 73
Z
Zitter, Jason, 175–76
zolpidem, 172–73, 185
About the Author
Veteran reporter JIM TROTTER covers the National Football league for ESPN. Previously, he was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated for almost seven years. Trotter began covering the NFL at the San Diego Union-Tribune, during which time he developed a close relationship with Junior Seau as the beat writer for the San Diego Chargers. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, Trotter lives in Chula Vista, California. This is his first book.