The 10-time All-Pro, 12-time Pro Bowl selection and American Football Conference Champion, mostly known as San Diego Chargers Linebacker Junior Seau, was reportedly found dead at his San Diego home May 2. The death of the former star was broken by the media outlet TMZ in which they reported his death was being ruled a suicide, according to law enforcement officials that were at the scene.

Minutes after the story broke, various outlets were racing to deliver the news on Twitter, Facebook and cable television. Before we could even speculate as to how or why, former NFL players and writers were delivering their assessment of the situation.

This is no doubt a tragedy; however, respect for the deceased was quickly pushed aside for everyone else’s agendas. Quickly the tweets and conversations began on the reason he committed suicide.

Before any autopsy report, before any medical examiner could make even the slightest sense of this, these individuals decided this was the opportune time to push their agendas, namely that Seau suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, the degenerative disease found in athletes with a history of head traumas.

Last month, former Atlanta defensive back Ray Easterling, a plaintiff in concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL, died of an apparent suicide as did Chicago safety Dave Duerson, who shot himself in the chest last year and left a note asking his family to donate his brain to the NFL brain bank for study.

Former players have no doubt suffered brain injury during their playing time and the NFL should absolutely seek medical care for those individuals that have these issues.

Currently, there is no extensive post-playing career health care in the NFLPA CBA. This deal needs to be ratified but unfortunately this last off-season players were more worried about the millions of dollars they were going to make instead of the potential health risks that are involved in playing football and the health care they have earned — and deserve.

So because of these last few cases, where it was found that the brutal beatings these men had taken on the field of play led to brain injuries as found in the Dave Duerson case, caused their depressions and led to suicide.

Everyone is jumping to conclusions about Seau’s death and not even worrying about what’s really first and foremost important — the world lost one of the best football players in America to have ever played the game, and from what information was gathered a decent human being. Can we not exercise some restraint and compassion?

Tim Brown, former Oakland Raiders receiver and long-time friend of Seau, spoke to NBC Sports about the tragic loss of Seau. He says there is a problem facing former players, but he doesn’t believe there’s enough information available to make the leap that CTE led Seau to kill himself. He says he understands the problem is real, but notices that more successful players with happy lives aren’t committing these acts. It is happening more to those who have a hard time adjusting to life after the game of football — just like Seau.

It’s obvious from the outcry of public support for his family, the touching interview of his deeply saddened and distraught mother and the other players that they had him very dear in their hearts. Is it too much to ask to allow a little time to grieve and investigate before we make assumptions? He will never be forgotten #55, Junior Seau.