Tuesday, November 27th, 2007...8:43 am by Lee Gibbons
RIP: Sean Taylor
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Sean Taylor succumbed to his injuries early this morning and has died. He was 24. Taylor was engaged to be married and leaves behind an 18 month old daughter. Our thoughts go out to Taylor’s family, friends and his teammates.
Terrible news.
Personally I’m in shock. I just went to YouTube and pulled up some videos of Taylor and its hard to imagine he’s gone. We’ve all heard of previous athlete deaths, but when it happens on your favorite team it hits home. None of us (I assume) knew Taylor, we just watched him play in the uniform of our team. Who knows if we’ll ever know what really happened that night and to me while it adds to the tragedy, it doesn’t really matter. We lost one of our guys and it hurts.
Feel free to leave your thoughts and memories on Taylor in the comments.
17 Comments
November 27th, 2007 at 10:02 am
It breaks my heart. The animosity and incivility in the world that would leave us with such a tragedy like this. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your wife and young daughter, your father and mother, all your family and friends. Sean Taylor you will forever be missed. The way you prowled the secondary and delivered those jaw crushing blows that we all know an loved. Missed but always remembered. RIP #21.
November 27th, 2007 at 10:23 am
horrible news
November 27th, 2007 at 11:01 am
I AM SO SAD FOR YOUR LOST TO HIS CHILD WHO WILL NOT KNOW THERE DAD MAY GOD KEEP YOU & UPLIFT YOU TO KEEP YOU MOVING FORWARD I THINK YOU SHOULD START A FOUNDATION SO THAT HIS LIFE CAN LIVE ON BY THE WORK FAMILY & FRIENDS CAN DO TO HONOR HIM GOB BLESS…
November 27th, 2007 at 11:07 am
This is Garbage….Haters are gonna hate…we keep losing brothas and I KNOW he was killed by brothas…the world is REALLY messed up right now and this is just a reflection of the culture…RIP Sean Taylor #21 and it Does Hurt
November 27th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Redskin fans,
what a sad,sad day!!! On the field we lost not only our best player,
but one of the best in the NFL. He was probably the best free safety
in the league already and he was only going to get better. Like you I
will miss his bone-shattering hits and the way he patrolled the deep
zones on the field. Anytime he got an INT or a fumble recovery it was
exciting to anticipate what he might do with the ball in his hands.
Probably except for QB he would have excelled at any position given
the opportunity. It’s not often we could brag about having a #1 player
at any position but he was the man.
After the mourning period has passed and things return to normal, you
can bet there will be many wide receivers who will sleep better at
night knowing Taylor wont be there when they go across the middle.
What a tragic loss!.
November 27th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
Best playa in the league.. will miss ya
November 27th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
This is a very tragic loss of one the best true football players in the NFL. I’m a Raider fan, but i am more a football fan and i can appreciate the passion, the way Sean Taylor played the game. I really enjoyed the highlight of reels of him “laying some hat” on opposing players. He will be greatly missed. R.I.P Sean Taylor
November 27th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
This is very bad news…….RIP SEAN TAYLOR
November 27th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
WOW MY FAVORITE PLAYER IN THE WHOLE NFL SHOT DOWN AND DEAD THIS IS THE WORST FOOTBALL NEWS TO EVER HIT THE REDSKINS………HOPEFULLY HIS FAMILY CAN REBOUND FROM THIS TRAGIC LOSS.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:14 pm
man, he was the heart and soul of this dfence. now i hope we come out and put up 50 points in his name. he was my favorite person ever in the nfl, and honestly i he is my favorite redskin since ive been following. RIP Sean, you’ll be missed.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:32 pm
I’m still waiting to wake up, see that it’s Sunday morning and this is a dream; I mean, how often is one of the best players in a major league murdered in his own home? Somehow, this just seems so unreal.
RIP Sean. You earned another Pro Bowl this year, and you now a Redskin Legend, one of the Greatest Redskins. You were the only sure-fire FHoF on the roster; now, Canton will never know you.
November 28th, 2007 at 8:19 am
I am a die hard steelers fan but never in a million years would i wish something like this on anyone..this is a terrible tragedy not only to the taylor family but to the whole football world..Are thoughts and prayers are with the Taylor family, Washington Redskins, and everyone ever blessed to know or watch Sean Taylor.
November 28th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME , WE WILL MISS YOU, PRECIOUS ANGEL. SEAN TAYLOR#21 WILL BE IN OUR HEARTS
November 28th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
RIP SEAN OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ECSPEACILLY YOUR LITTLE GIRL I HOPE TO SEE YOU ONE DAY IN HEAVEN
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:43 pm
I am a New England Pitriots fan, but Sean Tayler, you was a great NFL player and, you’ve got a great talent, R.I.P Sean Tayler.
October 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Sean Taylor was one of the best players I have ever seen play. He played with such passion and so much heart. He truley left it all on the field. He will always be remembered as one of the hardest hiters in the NFL.
RIP Sean. You will be REMEMBERED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 2nd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
Time has passed on to a new decade and you are still very much missed. I salute one of the most talented to ever have not only played the game of football but also being one of the “Realist (Never. Ignorant. Getting. Goals. Accomplished.) Niggas”
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