Seau played 20 seasons in the NFL and was selected for the Pro Bowl twelve times. He died by suicide in May, 2012. Upon examination of his brain, he was found to have Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to football players and other athletes who play contact sports.
The Times reports that Seau had asked his daughter, Sydney, to speak at his HOF induction, “if he ever made it.” Instead of a speech from his daughter, a five-minute video produced by NFL Network will be shown during the induction ceremony.