Junior Seau reportedly told police that he was not trying to kill himself when he drove his car off a beach-side cliff early Monday morning in California, just hours after being arrested and released for domestic violence. Seau claims that he fell asleep while driving, per TMZ.

We're told Seau showed no outward signs of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs ... but a blood test was taken shortly after the incident and results are expected back some time in the next 6 weeks.