Seau Lawsuit Could Join Class-Action Case Against NFL

The lawsuit filed by Junior Seau's family could join a class-action case against the National Football League, according to a U-T San Diego report.

Many concussion suits against the football league "have been brought together before US District Court Judge Anita B. Brody in Philadelphia" and a Conditional Transfer Order on the Seau lawsuit could mean the same for the linebacker's family, according to the newspaper.

The , contends that Seau took his own life because of brain injuries suffered over the course of his 20-year NFL career. The NFL hid the dangers of repetitive blows to the head and deliberately ignored and concealed evidence of the risks associated with traumatic brain injuries, the lawsuit alleges.

The listed plaintiffs are Gina Seau, Seau’s ex-wife; their children Tyler, Sydney, Jake and Hunter, and Bette Hoffman, trustee of his estate.

Seau, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Oceanside home on May 2, played with the Chargers for 13 years before finishing his career with the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.

Seau is the Bolts all-time leader in tackles with 1,288. He also had 47 career sacks and 15 career interceptions for San Diego. In November 2011, he was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame.