Junior Seau Balances Out
His first major injury behind him, a perennial All-Pro muscles up for a comeback
By Lisa Altobelli
Dolphins linebacker Junior Seau’s season ended abruptly when he tore his right pectoral muscle in a Nov. 1 game against the Jets. Now, after having surgery, the 12-time Pro Bowler is planning to return for a 16th NFL season — though not before crossing paths with the Beast. That’s Seau’s nickname for Liba Placek, a 49-year-old, 138-pound mother of four who is the director of athletics at the Egoscue training clinic in Del Mar, Calif., near Seau’s hometown of San Diego.