Saints G Eric Olsen Shares Touching Story About Junior Seau On Twitter

In the wake of the news of former Pro Bowl linebacker Junior Seau's surprising death, many former and current NFL players have flocked to Twitter to share their sentiments and stories about the deceased star.

Perhaps the most touching has been a story shared by New Orleans Saints lineman Eric Olsen, who tweeted a anecdote about the first time he met Seau as a teenager at football camp:

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...
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012

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...
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012

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...
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012

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...
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012

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...
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012

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.
— Eric Olsen (@EOlsen69) May 2, 2012