Autopsy Slated For Junior Seau; Mother Pleads, 'Take Me, Leave My Son'

May 3 2012, Published 3:00 p.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
An autopsy will be performed on late NFL star Junior Seau Thursday, a day after police the 43-year-old star linebacker likely shot himself in the chest, and his mother Luisa broke down at an emotional news conference outside the Oceanside, California home he was found dead in.
"I don't understand, I don't understand," Luisa said in the heartbreaking news conference. "I'm shocked. I appreciate everybody showing your love to my son. Junior never do anything bad. I say to you: thank you and you guys for showing your love."