San Diego Union-Tribune · Sep 20, 2018
ESPN hits the mark with documentary "Seau"
A surfer wades into the ocean for a ceremony during a "paddle-out" in honor of NFL star Junior Seau on May 6, 2012 in Oceanside. Seau died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound four days earlier. (Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images)An aerial view of the Oceanside coast, in full sparkle and splendor below, grandly eases viewers into “Seau,” an ESPN Films documentary in the “30 for 30” series that debuts Thursday on the streaming service ESPN+.
It’s a sunny scene, the Pacific Ocean’s turquoise waves illuminated as they roll toward the white beach. The late Junior Seau told friends he found peace paddling on these waters, deep into his life alongside the town where he’d grown up.
