Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

Seau returns for 20th NFL season

|
|
 
  
New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau, shown during a December 2008 game, has again returned from retirement and is rejoining the New England Patriots for the remainder of the 2009 season. This year will be Seau's 20th in the NFl. (UPI Photo/Terry Schmitt) 
Published: Oct. 14, 2009 at 12:44 PM

FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Linebacker Junior Seau has ended his third retirement, signing with New England for his 20th NFL season, the Patriots confirmed Wednesday.

Seau, 40, announced his planned return on his "Sports Jobs with Junior Seau" television program on the Versus Network Tuesday, the day before the team made it official that he is back at least for the rest of the 2009 season.

Seau played 13 seasons with the San Diego Chargers and three with the Miami Dolphins. This will be his fourth year with the Patriots. He retired prior to the 2006 season but, four days later, signed for the first time with New England.

He retired again after the 2007 season but returned for four games in 2008 before calling it quits yet again.

Seau is a 12-time Pro Bowl selection and has amassed 1,899 tackles, 56.5 sacks and 18 interceptions over 261 NFL games.

To make room on the roster for Seau, New England released defensive lineman Terdell Sands.

Topics: Junior Seau
Recommended Stories
© 2009 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
  
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
Women's Olympic soccer qualifiers Paterno remembered at Penn State Cheerleaders of 2012
Additional Sports News Stories
1 of 20
Cold snap across Europe
View Caption
fark
Naked man climbs radio tower, doesn't receive good reception
British swingers club may be forced to close because your mom can't keep her gangbangs at a reasonable...
Angry dad de-lifes couple for defriending his daughter on Facebook
Mexico wants to be less decapitatey, more touristy
Family heartbroken after thieves steal baby's ashes from suburban home. Suspect described as female,...
Los Angeles may fine you $1,000 if you throw any object besides a beach ball or volleyball on a...