As the death of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau broke Wednesday afternoon, thousands of NFL players, coaches and fans took to Twitter to offer their condolences.  A sampling of some of the reaction, with one of the best stories you'll read about Seau below from current NFL player Eric Olsen.  Junior Seau will certainly be missed. A great football player but a better man. He was classy,caring & courageous.God bless the Seau family  My prayers and condolences to the family of one of the NFL's greatest linebackers to ever play the game.. Junior Seau.. R.I.P  Goodbye Junior Seau, you were an inspiration for turning success into greater good. Thank you for making San Diego a better place for youth.  SAD LOST A FRIEND TODAY!! REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER! 55 JUNIOR SEAU ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER AS A PLAYER AND A PERSON  So saddened by the news of Junior Seau's passing. The hearts of the Trojan family go out to his relatives and friends.  Have covered football for 28 years. Have met a lot of intense, driven, unforgettable players, but none more dedicated than Junior Seau.  Junior was a true competitor and a special player. My heartfelt condolences go out to the Seau family.  Below is a sampling of some of the reaction around the NFL, including one of the best stories you'll ever read about a professional athlete.  That story comes from New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Eric Olsen, who shared this amazing story about Seau on his Twitter account.  Wow this is a tough one.. When I was a frosh in HS Junior Seau worked the Jay Fiedler Football camp and at the end of one of the days he...  Challenged any1 to a 1 on 1. Being one of the 'big' kids, I was volunteered by my buddies and went up in front of the whole camp to face...  This monster of a man. Shaking in my cleats, he gave me a wink before a coach gave the cadence. He let me pancake him. And he sold it too...  I can't even tell you how good I felt at that moment; it changed me forever. The whole camp cheered for me, a chubby kid that didn't know...  If he even liked football. From then on I was addicted. All thanks 2 this 10 time all-pro that felt like making some snot-nosed kid's day...  Doesn't seem like much but it meant a lot to me. Sorry for the essay just had to share. RIP Junior I'll never forget what you did for me.  PHOTO GALLERY: Junior Seau's life & career  Here is a sampling of some other reaction on the news of Seau's passing:  Deion Sanders, former NFL player  Junior Seau will certainly be missed. A great football player but a better man. He was classy,caring & courageous.God bless the Seau family  Chad OchoCinco, New England Patriots WR  My prayers and condolences to the family of one of the NFL's greatest linebackers to ever play the game.. Junior Seau.. R.I.P  LaVar Arrington, former NFL player  SAD LOST A FRIEND TODAY!! REST IN PEACE MY BROTHER! 55 JUNIOR SEAU ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER AS A PLAYER AND A PERSON  Pete Carroll, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks  So saddened by the news of Junior Seau's passing. The hearts of the Trojan family go out to his relatives and friends.  Peter King, writer for Sports Illustrated  Have covered football for 28 years. Have met a lot of intense, driven, unforgettable players, but none more dedicated than Junior Seau.  John Elway, Executive VP of football operations for Denver Broncos  Junior was a true competitor and a special player. My heartfelt condolences go out to the Seau family.  Goodbye Junior Seau, you were an inspiration for turning success into greater good. Thank you for making San Diego a better place for youth.
Many mourned the death of Junior Seau on Twitter, but one story stood out among all the rest.